GitCode, a git-hosting website operated Chongqing Open-Source Co-Creation Technology Co Ltd and with technical support from CSDN and Huawei Cloud.

It is being reported that many users’ repository are being cloned and re-hosted on GitCode without explicit authorization.

There is also a thread on Ycombinator (archived link)

  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 months ago

    Not like I’d want contributions from the chinese state programmers.
    Feels like an easy entry for state level supply chain attack.

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      5 months ago

      Who says they aren’t trying right now? I recall SSH had an attempt quite recently, I can guarantee that China is trying hard to include anything to out in back doors