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 organizations to serious security risks. [more]
A threat actor known as EncryptHub has been linked to Windows zero-day attacks exploiting a Microsoft Management Console vulnerability patched this month. [more]
A newly identified custom backdoor deployed in several recent ransomware attacks has been linked to at least one RansomHub ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation affiliate. [more]
The compromise of GitHub Action tj-actions/changed-files has impacted only a small percentage of the 23,000 projects using it, with it estimated that only 218 repositories exposed secrets due to the supply chain attack. [more]
A supply chain attack on the widely used 'tj-actions/changed-files' GitHub Action, used by 23,000 repositories, potentially allowed threat actors to steal CI/CD secrets from GitHub Actions build logs. [more]
A deceptive proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for CVE-2024-49113 (aka "LDAPNightmare") on GitHub infects users with infostealer malware that exfiltrates sensitive data to an external FTP server. [more]
A phishing campaign targeting automotive, chemical, and industrial manufacturing companies in Germany and the UK is abusing HubSpot to steal Microsoft Azure account credentials. [more]
GitHub users accidentally exposed 12.8 million authentication and sensitive secrets in over 3 million public repositories during 2023, with the vast majority remaining valid after five days. [more]
GitHub is warning users that they will soon have limited functionality on the site if they do not enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on their accounts. [more]