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OpenSSF Launches Malicious Packages Repository
The launch of the Malicious Packages repository comes at a time when cyberattacks, leveraging malicious open source packages, are on the rise.
October 17, 2023
Malware Concealed as Dependabot Contributions Strikes GitHub Projects
Malicious code disguised as Dependabot contributions hits hundreds of GitHub repositories.
September 27, 2023
Microsoft AI Researchers Expose 38TB of Top Sensitive Data
Another day, another data security incident at Microsoft.
September 18, 2023
Fake GitHub Repos Caught Dropping Malware as PoCs AGAIN!
At the time of writing, all reported fake repositories have been taken down and the malicious PoC has been removed from GitHub.
July 16, 2023
Warning: Fake GitHub Repos Delivering Malware as PoCs
According to researchers, these fake accounts on GitHub and Twitter are spreading malware that infects both Windows- and Linux-based systems.
June 17, 2023
Portion of Twitter’s proprietary source code leaked on GitHub
Twitter had to file a DMCA request after its source code was found on GitHub.
March 27, 2023
GitHub Reports Code-Signing Certificate Theft in Security Breach
GitHub states that hackers gained access to its code repositories and stole code-signing certificates for two of its desktop apps: Desktop and Atom.
February 1, 2023
GitHub Disables Pages of Pro-Russia DDoS Group NoName057(16)
NoName057(16) is a group that has been targeting NATO and Czech presidential election candidates’ websites recently.
January 16, 2023
GitHub Abused to Distribute Malicious Packages on PyPI in Image Files
Threat actors are using steganography to hide malicious code in images.
November 10, 2022
US Blacklists Tornado Cash, GitHub Removes Co-Founder in Response
The US Treasury Department has blacklisted Tornado Cash on the accusation that the platform helped bad actors harvest…
August 9, 2022