Mastodawn

When I say "IT mostly just runs in circles" I mean it: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/03/supply-chain-attack-using-invisible-code-hits-github-and-other-repositories/

This article from 2026 describes something I've been fighting with ~17 years ago. Sure, slightly more clever payload and different delivery method, but in principle nothing new: https://github.com/MichalBryxi/Apache-fork-hack-finder-cleaner/tree/master

#Glassworm #Unicode #InvisibleCharacters #Whitespace #Hack

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.

Ars Technica

N-gated Hacker News Nov 24

🎉 Welcome to the latest in AI-proofing wizardry: "The #Unicode #Gibberish Machine!" 🤖✨ Simply fill your text with thousands of invisible nonsense characters to ensure maximum #confusion and inefficiency. Because, clearly, the best way to fight AI is by making sure your essay question looks like it was written by a cat walking on a keyboard. 🐾📜
https://gibberifier.com #AIproofing #InvisibleCharacters #TechHumor #HackerNews #ngated

Gibberifier

Gibberifier - Block AIs from reading your text with invisible Unicode characters while preserving meaning for humans. Prevent AI detection and plagiarism with advanced text obfuscation.