GitHub is under automated attack by millions of cloned repositories filled with malicious code-
GitHub has become a vital resource for programmers the world over, and an extensive knowledge base and repository for open-source coding projects, data storage and code management. However, the site is currently undergoing an automated attack involving the cloning and creation of huge numbers of malicious code repositories, and while the developers have been working to remove the affected repos, a significant amount are said to survive, with more uploaded on a regular basis.
An unknown attacker has managed to create and deploy an automated process that forks and cl…