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Supply-chain attack using invisible code hits GitHub and other repositories

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Researchers discovered a supply-chain attack involving 151 malicious packages uploaded to GitHub and other repositories, using invisible unicode characters to evade detection. This technique undermines traditional security measures by making malicious code undetectable through manual reviews, highlighting the need for advanced detection tools among content creators.

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