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Fraud Alert: Fake GitHub Job Opportunity and Security Email #110754
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Select Topic AreaGeneral BodyThis is the second instance where I've encountered either a fake security alert or a job offer via email, both directing me to This time, the link was disseminated by It appears that it is specifically targeting Brazilian developers, in which the only place where I might have linked my GitHub account is Alura, a Brazilian platform for tech courses. However, I'm not entirely certain about this. githubcareer.online Initial page
Redirect code: function Github() {
window.location.href = '/auth/github';
}
window.onload = function(){
// Set the initial timer duration in milliseconds
const timerDuration = 10000; // 10 seconds
// Function to redirect after a certain duration
function Redirect() {
window.location.href = '/auth/github';
}
// Initialize a variable to hold the timer
let timer;
// Function to reset the timer
function resetTimer() {
// Clear the existing timer
clearTimeout(timer);
// Set a new timer
timer = setTimeout(Redirect, timerDuration);
}
// Add event listeners to reset the timer on user activity
document.addEventListener('mousemove', resetTimer);
document.addEventListener('keypress', resetTimer);
document.addEventListener('click', resetTimer); // Add click event listener
// Check if the user agent indicates a bot or an emulator
const userAgent = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
const isBot = /bot|googlebot|crawler|spider|robot|crawling/i.test(userAgent);
const isEmulator = /emulator|android|iphone|ipad|tablet/i.test(userAgent);
// If the user agent indicates a bot or emulator, redirect immediately
if (isBot || isEmulator) {
Redirect();
}
// Start the initial timer
resetTimer();
}
function isDevToolsOpened() {
const isOpened = new Promise((resolve) => {
const threshold = 160;
let widthThreshold = window.outerWidth - window.innerWidth > threshold;
let heightThreshold = window.outerHeight - window.innerHeight > threshold;
const check = () => {
if (widthThreshold || heightThreshold) {
resolve(true);
} else {
resolve(false);
}
};
setInterval(check, 1000);
check();
});
return isOpened;
}
isDevToolsOpened().then((result) => {
if (result) {
return "DevTools Open"
} else {
return "DevTools Close"
}
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Akash1134
Mar 4, 2024
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We understand the inconvenience caused by these unsolicited phishing notifications and our team is actively working to mitigate them. We want to remind our users to continue to use our abuse reporting tools to raise any abusive or suspicious activity. We would like to bring to our users’ attention to the following:
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We understand the inconvenience caused by these unsolicited phishing notifications and our team is actively working to mitigate them. We want to remind our users to continue to use our abuse reporting tools to raise any abusive or suspicious activity.
We would like to bring to our users’ attention to the following: