Millions of users of GitHub, the premier online platform for sharing open-source software, rely on stars to establish their software product's credibility. But new research from Carnegie Mellon ...

GitHub has revolutionized the way developers collaborate, offering a space where anyone can share and contribute to open-source projects. However, this openness has also made it an attractive hunting ...

Kaspersky found that at least one victim lost 5 Bitcoin, worth around $442,000, to a malware-riddled fake project in November. Hackers are creating hundreds of fake GitHub projects aiming to dupe ...

GitHub has a problem with inauthentic "stars" used to artificially inflate the popularity of scam and malware distribution repositories, helping them reach more unsuspecting users. Stars are similar ...

North Korean-linked hackers are pursuing the fake IT worker scheme with new tactics, according to human risk security company Nisos. The firm is tracking a global network of IT workers posing as ...