GitHub confirms 3,800 internal repos stolen through poisoned VS Code extension as supply chain worm hits Microsoft’s Python SDK

GitHub confirmed attackers stole 3,800 internal repositories via a poisoned VS Code extension. The same threat group, TeamPCP ...
Bleeping Computer

GitHub expands security tools after 39 million secrets leaked in 2024

GitHub announced updates to its Advanced Security platform after it detected over 39 million leaked secrets in repositories during 2024, including API keys and credentials, exposing users and ...
Memeburn

GitHub Hack Exposes 3,800 Repos and a Bigger VS Code Risk

GitHub hack exposed 3,800 internal repos through a poisoned VS Code extension, raising new concerns over developer supply ...
InfoWorld

GitHub suffers a cascading supply chain attack compromising CI/CD secrets

A sophisticated cascading supply chain attack has compromised multiple GitHub Actions, exposing critical CI/CD secrets across tens of thousands of repositories. The ...
InfoWorld

GitHub Action Secrets aren’t secret anymore: exposed PATs now a direct path into cloud environments

Many enterprises use GitHub Action Secrets to store and protect sensitive information such as credentials, API keys, and tokens used in CI/CD workflows. These private repositories are widely assumed ...
Bleeping Computer

Hackers steal 3,325 secrets in GhostAction GitHub supply chain attack

A new supply chain attack on GitHub, dubbed 'GhostAction,' has compromised 3,325 secrets, including PyPI, npm, DockerHub, GitHub tokens, Cloudflare, and AWS keys. The attack was discovered by ...