Otávio :prami: @otaviocc@social.lol
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A person just “stole” Triton, my native omg.lol client, and removed all the references from the README file where I ask people to reference the original project and give me credit for the app.

They didn’t fork it, so that people don’t realize it’s a fork of another project.

They also changed their README file to point to their own zip file, which I’m not downloading, and neither should you. I don’t know what’s in it.

They even created a website, hosted on GitHub Pages, for it, with a link to their “builds.”

That pisses me off. Really. I spent years building the app. I put a lot of my personal time into building it for me and for the community, only for someone to steal it as theirs, publish builds, and wipe my name from it.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Help me with a Star on the original project to keep it higher in search results. Thanks!

github.com/otaviocc/Triton

A native macOS client for omg.lol with support for Statuslog, PURLs, Web Pages, Now Pages, Weblog, Pics, and Pastebin - otaviocc/Triton

GitHub - otaviocc/Triton: A native macOS client for omg.lol with support for Statuslog, PURLs, Web Pages, Now Pages, Weblog, Pics, and Pastebin

A native macOS client for omg.lol with support for Statuslog, PURLs, Web Pages, Now Pages, Weblog, Pics, and Pastebin - otaviocc/Triton

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Otávio :prami: @otaviocc@social.lol
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RE: social.lol/@otaviocc/116076383

I have no words to thank everyone for helping yesterday.

Great news: Yesterday on the omg.lol IRC server, folks investigated and discovered the GitHub account was part of a network of bots. These bots republish open source projects, modifying their READMEs with malicious links, and distribute Windows malware through fake builds.

After documenting the findings, we reported everything to GitHub. Within hours, they took down the repositories and an account for violating their Terms and Code of Conduct.

Thank you for investigating, reporting, and sending coffee. You're all amazing!

I planned to write a blog post today, but @brennanBrennan Kenneth Brown already wrote something better than I could. You should read it:

brennan.day/the-curious-case-o

Many thanks to @brennanBrennan Kenneth Brown, @chilliChilli :prami: :fedora:, @adamAdam Newbold :usa_distress:, mattl, @cygnoir, @annikaAnnika Backstrom, @jarunmbmb :cupofcoffee: :rebel:, and everyone else who helped!

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