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Why Microsoft has shut down code repositories on GitHub

Hackers infiltrated Microsoft's open-source projects on GitHub, embedding password-stealing malware into the code, prompting ...

GitHub says hackers stole data from thousands of internal repositories

The code hosting giant GitHub said it was investigating a breach, but said there was no evidence of customer data theft.
Dark Reading

Miasma Supply Chain Worm Burrows Into 73 Microsoft Repositories

The attacks stemmed from a GitHub account that was also compromised in a previous Miasma attack on Microsoft last month.
The Hacker News

Miasma Worm Hits 73 Microsoft GitHub Repositories in Major Supply Chain Attack

Miasma hit 73 Microsoft repos across four GitHub orgs, forcing access disablement and exposing open-source trust risks.

GitHub confirms breach — thousands of internal repositories hit

TeamPCP continues its attack on open source projects, now apparently asking for $50,000.
Windows Report

New VS Code Zero-Day Lets Attackers Access Private GitHub Repositories

A security researcher has publicly disclosed a new Visual Studio Code zero-day vulnerability that can reportedly let ...
Bleeping Computer

Okta's source code stolen after GitHub repositories hacked

Okta, a leading provider of authentication services and Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, says that its private GitHub repositories were hacked this month. According to a 'confidential' ...
Bleeping Computer

Slack's private GitHub code repositories stolen over holidays

Slack suffered a security incident over the holidays affecting some of its private GitHub code repositories. The immensely popular Salesforce-owned IM app is used by an estimated 18 million users at ...
Ars Technica

GitHub besieged by millions of malicious repositories in ongoing attack

GitHub is struggling to contain an ongoing attack that’s flooding the site with millions of code repositories. These repositories contain obfuscated malware that steals passwords and cryptocurrency ...