Nat Friedman, leading GitHub after acquiring Microsoft in 2018, said on Twitter that GitHub will replace the term “master” with a more neutral synonymous. For example, main, to avoid unnecessary references to slave times. If this really happens, GitHub will become one of the many IT companies and open source projects that in recent years… Continue reading GitHub will replace the term “master” with a more neutral one
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Octopus Scanner Malware Found On GitHub
GitHub developers have issued a warning about the appearance of the new Octopus Scanner malware, which is distributed ton the site through malicious Java projects. Octopus Scanner was discovered in projects managed with the Apache NetBeans IDE, a tool used to write and compile Java applications. After a tip received in March from information security… Continue reading Octopus Scanner Malware Found On GitHub
GitHub warned users about phishing attack
Representatives of the GitHub web service warned users of a massive phishing attack called Sawfish. Recently, users more and more often receive phishing emails with fake warnings about suspicious activity of a recorded account or strange changes made to the repository or settings. “The links attached to such messages lead to a fake GitHub login… Continue reading GitHub warned users about phishing attack