Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Sourceware @sourceware@fosstodon.org

12/29/2025, 1:03:22 AM

Public

There is a distributed attack on our git over https service. Lots of git clone https://sourceware.org/git/... https://cygwin.com/git/... and https://gcc.gnu.org/git/... from lots of different ip addresses.

For now we have disabled git-http-backend.

Please use either the git:// or ssh:// protocol to clone the git repos.

gitweb and cgit are still functioning. But this does break builder.sourceware.org buildbots and forge.sourceware.org mirroring.

Suggestions to block these git clone bots welcome.

sourceware.org Git

sourceware.org

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Xe @cadey@pony.social

12/29/2025, 1:07:56 AM

Public

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@sourceware/115800159159159361

Oh fun, this is a proper layer 7 attack, I may need to learn the git HTTP protocol at some point.