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Dot spots malicious code in an open GitHub pull request

Dan Guido says his Dot found malicious code in an open pull request on a trailofbits GitHub repository. He says he did not ask it to hunt for malware: it noticed a commit, inspected what changed, and warned him about an attack on its own.

What it is

Dan Guido (@dguido) posted that his Dot found malicious code in an open pull request on a trailofbits GitHub repository. He says he did not ask it to hunt for malware. According to the post, the Dot noticed a commit, inspected what changed, and warned him about an attack on its own. This page restates that user post in English. It is not an OpenAI statement and not an independently verified case study.

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User post on X by Dan Guido (@dguido). Not an OpenAI statement and not an independent case study.

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This page restates a user’s X post. It is not an OpenAI statement and not an independent case study.