Git normally uses a configuration file to set the username and email that identifies commits on a given project. A new option in Git 2.8 forces the user to set the username and email before the ...

A severe vulnerability has been patched in Git software source code to prevent remote code execution attacks being launched at users. The bug, which is industry-wide, was disclosed on Tuesday. Git ...

Also, when an SSH key with a passphrase is used in Git operations, VS Code now will display the quick input control so users can enter the passphrase for the SSH key.

The Git Project strongly recommends that all users upgrade to the latest version of the Git client, Github Desktop, or Atom in order to be protected from malicious repositories. Why IT teams are ...

GitHub’s enormous popularity — it has more than 28 million users — made it attractive to Microsoft Corporation, which has announced plans to acquire it for US$7.5 billion.

Code uploaded to AI developer platform Hugging Face covertly installed backdoors and other types of malware on end-user machines, researchers from security firm JFrog said Thursday in a report ...

Last week, a hacker stole data from hundreds of GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket users, demanding ransom in the form of bitcoin. If the ransom isn’t paid, the hacker claims they will release data ...

GitMarket is the world’s first platform for buying and selling code using private Git repositories. Developers can monetize any code they own (themes, templates, components, etc.), in any ...

Git has patched two critical severity security vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code after successfully exploiting heap-based buffer overflow weaknesses.

How to create a git user and copy your SSH keys. On the remote machine create a git user with: sudo adduser git. Give the new user a password and answer the remaining questions. Change to the git ...