Greg Wilson on Nostr: He et al 2024: "4.5 Million (Suspected) Fake Stars in GitHub: A Growing Spiral of ...
He et al 2024: "4.5 Million (Suspected) Fake Stars in GitHub: A Growing Spiral of Popularity Contests, Scams, and Malware"
https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.13459 (1) fake-star-related activities have surged since 2024; (2) user profiles characteristics of fake stargazers are not distinct from users but have abnormal activity patterns; (3) the majority are used to promote short-lived malware repos; (4) fake stars only have a promotion effect in the short term (i.e., less than two months) #nwit
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