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GitHub Action hack likely led to another in cascading supply chain attack
A cascading supply chain attack that began with the compromise of the “reviewdog/action-setup@v1” GitHub Action is believed to have led to the recent breach of “tj-actions/changed-files” that leaked CI/CD secrets. Last week, a supply chain attack on the tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action caused malicious code to write CI/CD secrets to the workflow logs for 23,000 repositories. If those […]
Supply chain attack on popular GitHub Action exposes CI/CD secrets
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. The GitHub Action is a very popular automation tool designed for GitHub Actions workflows. It allows developers to identify files changed in a pull request or commit […]
Fake “Security Alert” issues on GitHub use OAuth app to hijack accounts
A widespread phishing campaign has targeted nearly 12,000 GitHub repositories with fake “Security Alert” issues, tricking developers into authorizing a malicious OAuth app that grants attackers full control over their accounts and code. “Security Alert: Unusual Access Attempt We have detected a login attempt on your GitHub account that appears to be from a new […]
Microsoft says malvertising campaign impacted 1 million PCs
Microsoft has taken down an undisclosed number of GitHub repositories used in a massive malvertising campaign that impacted almost one million devices worldwide. The company’s threat analysts detected these attacks in early December 2024 after observing multiple devices downloading malware from GitHub repos, malware that was later used to deploy a string of various other […]
GitVenom attacks abuse hundreds of GitHub repos to steal crypto
A malware campaign dubbed GitVenom uses hundreds of GitHub repositories to trick users into downloading info-stealers, remote access trojans (RATs), and clipboard hijackers to steal crypto and credentials. According to Kaspersky, GitVenom has been active for at least two years, targeting users globally but with an elevated focus on Russia, Brazil, and Turkey. “Over the […]
Major GitHub outage affects pull requests and other services
GitHub is mitigating an ongoing incident causing problems with multiple services, including performing pull requests, creating or viewing issues, and even viewing repositories and commits. “We are investigating reports of degraded availability for Issues and Pull Requests,” the company says in an incident report published on its official status page. “Users may experience timeouts in various GitHub services. […]
Clone2Leak attacks exploit Git flaws to steal credentials
A set of three distinct but related attacks, dubbed ‘Clone2Leak,’ can leak credentials by exploiting how Git and its credential helpers handle authentication requests. The attack can compromise passwords and access tokens in GitHub Desktop, Git LFS, GitHub CLI/Codespaces, and the Git Credential Manager. The flaws that make ‘Clone2Leak’ possible were discovered by Japanese researcher RyotaK […]
Fake LDAPNightmware exploit on GitHub spreads infostealer malware
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. The tactic isn’t novel, as there have been multiple documented cases of malicious tools disguised as PoC exploits on GitHub. However, this case, discovered by Trend Micro, highlights that threat actors continue to […]
Over 3.1 million fake “stars” on GitHub projects used to boost rankings
GitHub has a problem with inauthentic “stars” used to artificially inflate the popularity of scam and malware distribution repositories, helping them reach more unsuspecting users. Stars are similar to “Like” buttons on social media sites, allowing GitHub users to favorite a repository. GitHub uses the stars as part of a global ranking system and to show you […]
390,000 WordPress accounts stolen from hackers in supply chain attack
A threat actor tracked as MUT-1244 has stolen over 390,000 WordPress credentials in a large-scale, year-long campaign targeting other threat actors using a trojanized WordPress credentials checker. Researchers at Datadog Security Labs, who spotted the attacks, say that SSH private keys and AWS access keys were also stolen from the compromised systems of hundreds of […]