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Why can't GitHub get on the case and just block any repo where the README matches the regex? I thought they'd have learned their lesson the last time it happene
by avaer 6mo ago
Why can't GitHub get on the case and just block any repo where the README matches the regex? I thought they'd have learned their lesson the last time it happened.
This malware isn't even trying. Then again it's Microsoft so they're not even trying either.
- eddythompson80 6mo ago6 minutes later an HN submission "GitHub blocks your account if you mention X in the README" with a top comment "This is absurd, are they just doing regex matching to check for malware?"
- sgskinner 6mo ago“Some people, when confronted with a problem, think ‘I know, I’ll use regular expressions.’ Now they have two problems.”
- i_think_so 6mo ago[dead]
- bbor 6mo ago1. This happened less than 24 hours ago. 2. This is just one of the four techniques the worm uses to phone home.