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Git history rewriting

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  • Socket: PolinRider
    writeup2026-07-02It is written here as Git history rewriting (force pushes, anti-dated commits).

    Used to make malicious changes appear older and less suspicious, making GitHub landing page and commit history unreliable indicators

  • VSCode Lifecycle Script Malware
    writeup2026-05-16

    Rewriting commit history to backdate commits and spoof author metadata to hide malicious changes (TasksJacker)

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