Thousands of Code Packages Vulnerable to Repojacking Attacks

Despite GitHub’s efforts to prevent repository hijacking, cybersecurity researchers continue finding new attack methods, and thousands of code packages and millions of users could be at risk. Repojacking is a repository hijacking method that involves renamed GitHub usernames. If a user renames their account, their old username can be registered by someone else, including malicious […]

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