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Over 3.1 million fake "stars" on GitHub projects used to boost rankings (www.bleepingcomputer.com)

submitted 8 months ago by lemmydev2 to c/pulse_of_truth

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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. [...]

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[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

More people trying to get those fake internet points

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