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Simon Brooke
@simon_brooke@mastodon.scot  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

"The code points represent every letter of the US alphabet when fed to computers, but their output is completely invisible to humans. People reviewing code or using static analysis tools see only whitespace or blank lines. To a #JavaScript interpreter, the code points translate into executable code."

Sigh.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/supply-chain-attack-using-invisible-code-hits-github-and-other-repositories/

Ars Technica

Supply-chain attack using invisible code hits GitHub and other repositories

Unicode that's invisible to the human eye was largely abandoned—until attackers took notice.
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