Regular expressions
AssessTechniques
Pattern-matching syntax used to search and filter text with precise rules.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 2 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by security coverage, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 33%.
Evidence (2)
- 4Hacker News·8/23/2026securityGoogle Workspace Sign-Up Bug Mislabels Some Domains as Email Providers
A Hacker News post reports that Google Workspace sign-up still rejects some legitimate domains with the message "Enter a valid domain name instead of an email provider." The author traced the issue to client-side validation logic using a regex list that appears to mistakenly classify domains such as web.* and me.* as email providers.
- 7Hacker News·7/26/2026securityHN post alleges GitHub malware repositories persist
A Hacker News post argues that thousands of GitHub repositories are distributing malware and claims they can be found through ordinary GitHub search. The author describes using search patterns and readme-based queries to surface repositories linking to Trojan-containing ZIP archives, while questioning GitHub's response over time.