Cybersecurity Nightmare: Millions of Malicious Clones Flood GitHub, Stealing Sensitive Data with Stealth

Facing a deluge of deception, GitHub grapples with millions of malicious repos. Beware, devs: those “useful” packages might just be clever typosquatting traps with a malware surprise inside! 🐱‍💻🔓 #GitHubHackAttack

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Picture this: you're happily coding away, humming the tune to your favorite song, and BAM! You've just cloned a malicious GitHub repo disguised as your trusty old pal, WhatsappBOT. It's like biting into what you thought was an apple, but surprise—it's an onion with a malware center! Hackers have taken typosquatting to Olympic levels, and GitHub is swatting at these malicious flies with the grace of a digital Mr. Miyagi. But alas, some flies are doing the backstroke in our digital soup, and that's a problem for our dev taste buds.

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