Widespread GitHub Campaign Uses Fake VS Code Security Alerts to Deliver Malware

A large-scale phishing campaign is targeting developers directly inside GitHub, using fake Visual Studio Code security alerts posted through Discussions to trick users into installing malicious software. Here's one example, saved to the Internet Archive, as we assume these will quickly be taken down: Early searches show thousands of nearly identical posts across repositories, indicating this is not an isolated incident but a coordinated spam campaign. Because GitHub Discussions trigger email…