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GitHub trending page outage exposes suspected fake-star repos
Original: github.com/trending went HTTP 000 for me, so I rebuilt the digest on the Search API. The rebuild surfaced four 2 KB READ
A developer who could not reach GitHub's trending page rebuilt their own digest using the GitHub Search API, and says the results showed suspicious repositories: four repos containing only 2 KB README files, one gaining 100 stars in four seconds, and a shared PowerShell loader URL across them. The pattern points to coordinated star manipulation, possibly distributing malware. The claims have not been independently verified.
Why now: Suspected star-farming and malware distribution on GitHub trending, plus a brief outage of the trending page, is raising security concerns
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 9 snapshots from 11 h ago to 50 min ago.
Evidence
- github.com/trending went HTTP 000 for me, so I rebuilt the digest on the Search API. The rebuild surfaced four 2 KB README-only repos, 100 stars in 4 seconds, and one shared PowerShell loader URL. # ai # python # opensource # stocks # software # coding # development #… · hackaday@www.urbanmind.net · 3
API: https://socialmediatrends-api.osmike.com/v1/trends/1071290