Hundreds of GitHub repos found posing as real software to push malware

Russian hackers are trying to sneak infostealers onto people's devices to grab passwords, crypto, and more.
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GitHub Actions gets secure-by-default CI/CD: Backport shuts the pwn request window

GitHub Actions security enforcement went live today: actions/checkout now refuses by default to execute untrusted fork code ...

Cursor Vulnerability in Windows Could Execute Code When You Open a GitHub Repository

Researchers say a Windows vulnerability in Cursor could automatically execute code when a GitHub repository is opened, ...
Developer Tech

Fake GitHub repositories exploit developer trust to spread malware

Attackers created at least 292 fake GitHub repositories that impersonated developer tools and redirected users to ...

Nearly 300 GitHub repos pose as legit software to push malware

A threat actor has published hundreds of fake GitHub repositories impersonating legitimate software and security projects to ...
Forbes

GitHub Says 3,800 Repositories Breached—TeamPCP Hackers Demand $50,000

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. GitHub confirms 3,800 repositories breached. GitHub, the cloud-based hosting service used by ...
CSO Online

GitHub AI agent leaks private repositories via prompt injection attack

A prompt injection attack can trick GitHub’s preview Agentic Workflows into retrieving content from private repositories and ...

CISA Contractor Exposed Sensitive Credentials in Public GitHub Repository

CISA is investigating after a contractor’s public GitHub repository exposed AWS GovCloud credentials, internal files, and passwords.
TechRepublic

How to clone a GitHub repository: A quick tutorial

Jack Wallen shows you how easy it is to clone a repository from GitHub. Git is the most widely-used distributed version control system on the planet. It’s free, open-source and can handle anything ...