Cybercriminals are tricking GitHub into sending out fraudulent email notifications, luring software developers into downloading malware, experts have warned. Security researchers Socket, who said they observed a large-scale, coordinated spam campaign targeting developers on various projects.
GitHub has a section called “Discussions”, which is essentially a forum for discussing various projects. When a developer participates in, or monitors a topic, they get notified via email when something gets posted.
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