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If you're developing a FOSS project, be aware of cryptobros trying to PR a tea.yml into it. (connortumbleson.com)
submitted 8 months ago by db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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Yet another "brilliant" scheme from a cryptobro. Naturally this caused a gold-rush for scammers who outsourced random people via the gig economy to open PRs for this yml file (example)

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[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 38 points 8 months ago

which should prevent idiots like @onedionys from being able to figure out how to create the file.

Wow, slow down @mxcl. Calling people names is not constructive not warranted here.

Lmao fuck off

[-] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

I've heard that one so many times it's not even funny.

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