Bleeping Computer

GitHub now scans for accidentally-exposed PyPI, RubyGems secrets

GitHub has recently expanded its secrets scanning capabilities to repositories containing PyPI and RubyGems registry secrets. The move helps protect millions of applications built by Ruby and Python ...
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 ...
CSO Online

GitHub Actions abused by Megalodon attack to slip malicious commits into 5,500 repos

Researchers say the campaign abused compromised access tokens and deploy keys to inject malicious GitHub Actions workflows ...

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 ...
SecurityWeek

Over 5,500 GitHub Repositories Infected in ‘Megalodon’ Supply Chain Attack

The Megalodon supply chain attack poisoned over 5,500 GitHub repositories via automated commits injecting GitHub Actions workflows.