Comment by tom_alexander
2 days ago
Only tangentially related: Is there some joke/meme I'm not aware of? The github comment thread is flooded with identical comments like "Thanks, that helped!", "Thanks for the tip!", and "This was the answer I was looking for."
Since they all seem positive, it doesn't seem like an attack but I thought the general etiquette for github issues was to use the emoji reactions to show support so the comment thread only contains substantive comments.
In the thread:
> It also seems that attacker is trying to stifle the discussion by spamming this with hundreds of comments. I recommend talking on hackernews if that might be the case.
Ton of compromised accounts spamming the GH thread to prevent any substantive conversation from being had.
Oh wow. That's a lot of compromised accounts. Guess I was wrong about it not being an attack.
Those are all bots commenting, and now exposing themselves as such.
These have been popping up on all the TeamPCP compromises lately
Bots to flood the discussion to prevent any actual conversation.