Some Git source code repositories, including at least 392 from GitHub, have been wiped and replaced with a ransom demand in a possible coordinated attack (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet:
Some Git source code repositories, including at least 392 from GitHub, have been wiped and replaced with a ransom demand in a possible coordinated attack  —  Hacker wipes Git repos and asks for Bitcoin.  Gives victims 10 days and threatens to release the code.

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