Just supply your own name and email address, and Git commits will no longer be a problem. To verify that the git username and email address have been saved successfully, run the git config --list ...

A global large-scale dubbed "EmeraldWhale" exploited misconfigured Git configuration files to steal over 15,000 cloud account credentials from thousands of private repositories.

Hackers have stolen tens of thousands of cloud account credentials, by abusing exposed Git configuration files, experts have claimed. Git configuration files are where Git saves different ...

Git configuration files usually include sensitive information such as user email addresses, access tokens, authentication credentials, and remote repository URLs that embed usernames or tokens.

When you use Git to clone a repository, some configuration elements are also intentionally left out to prevent remote servers from fetching and executing code on remote systems.