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A developer reported a malicious imitation of his software on GitHub three weeks ago and received only an automated reply.
Summary
His case highlights a platform-wide problem as thousands of fake repositories push infostealers and trojans through cloned projects and SEO tricks. GitHub removes some fakes after public reports but struggles with timely action on brand impersonation.
This is a brief wire summary — the full story (linked below) has the complete details.
KazaSec's take
Stories like this are part of why proactive security testing exists — finding the gap before someone else does is always cheaper than responding after the fact.
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