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GitHub has not removed malicious imitation software after 3 weeks

279 points · 119 comments · hermitcrab

icemanvault · 1790274961 · focus · HN ↗
These kinds of imitation attacks seem to be getting more common. It’s not just random malware anymore — some of them are getting surprisingly polished and even use the real product name and logo. Interesting (and a bit sad) how visibility on HN seems to speed things up on GitHub’s side.

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