Jul 15, 2024NewsroomSupply Chain Attack / Cyber Threat Cybersecurity researchers said they discovered an accidentally leaked GitHub token that could have granted elevated access to the GitHub repositories of the Python language, Python Package Index (PyPI), and the Python Software Foundation (PSF) repositories. JFrog, which found the GitHub Personal Access Token, said the … [Read more...] about GitHub Token Leak Exposes Python’s Core Repositories to Potential Attacks
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Critical GitHub Vulnerability Exposes 4,000+ Repositories to Repojacking Attack
Sep 12, 2023THNSoftware Security / Vulnerability A new vulnerability disclosed in GitHub could have exposed thousands of repositories at risk of repojacking attacks, new findings show. The flaw "could allow an attacker to exploit a race condition within GitHub's repository creation and username renaming operations," Checkmarx security researcher Elad Rapoport said in a … [Read more...] about Critical GitHub Vulnerability Exposes 4,000+ Repositories to Repojacking Attack
Hackers Breach Okta’s GitHub Repositories, Steal Source Code
Dec 22, 2022Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Data Breach Okta, a company that provides identity and access management services, disclosed on Wednesday that some of its source code repositories were accessed in an unauthorized manner earlier this month. "There is no impact to any customers, including any HIPAA, FedRAMP or DoD customers," the company said in a public … [Read more...] about Hackers Breach Okta’s GitHub Repositories, Steal Source Code
Malware Strains Targeting Python and JavaScript Developers Through Official Repositories
Dec 13, 2022Ravie Lakshmanan An active malware campaign is targeting the Python Package Index (PyPI) and npm repositories for Python and JavaScript with typosquatted and fake modules that deploy a ransomware strain, marking the latest security issue to affect software supply chains. The typosquatted Python packages all impersonate the popular requests library: dequests, … [Read more...] about Malware Strains Targeting Python and JavaScript Developers Through Official Repositories