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GitHub moves to tighten npm security amid phishing, malware plague

Hundreds of compromised packages pulled as registry shifts to 2FA and trusted publishing GitHub, which owns the npm registry ...
SecurityWeek

GitHub Boosting Security in Response to NPM Supply Chain Attacks

In the light of recent supply chain attacks targeting the NPM ecosystem, GitHub will implement tighter authentication and ...

GitHub supply chain attack sees thousands of tokens and secrets stolen in GhostAction campaign

Thousands of secrets such as PyPI and AWS keys, GitHub tokens, and more, were stolen recently during a supply-chain attack against GitHub, dubbed ‘GhostAction’. The attack was spotted by security ...

GitHub tightens npm security with mandatory 2FA, access tokens

GitHub is introducing a set of defenses against supply-chain attacks on the platform that led to multiple large-scale ...

PyPI invalidates tokens stolen in GhostAction supply chain attack

The Python Software Foundation team has invalidated all PyPI tokens stolen in the GhostAction supply chain attack in early ...
Infosecurity Magazine

Shai-Hulud Worm Prowls npm to Steal Hundreds of Secrets

The bundle.js script is designed to steal npm, GitHub, AWS and GCP tokens. But it also installs TruffleHog – an open source tool that can detect as many as 800 secrets. If it finds GitHub tokens, the ...
CSOonline

GitHub Actions attack renders even security-aware orgs vulnerable

Many open-source repositories contain privileged GitHub Actions workflows that execute untrusted code and can be triggered by attackers to expose credentials and access tokens, as MITRE and Splunk ...
InfoQ

McDonald's Streamlines CI with GitHub Actions and Reusable Workflows

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...
Security Boulevard

The GhostAction Campaign: 3,325 Secrets Stolen Through Compromised GitHub Workflows

On September 5, 2025, GitGuardian discovered GhostAction, a massive supply chain attack affecting 327 GitHub users across 817 repositories. Attackers injected malicious workflows that exfiltrated ...
InfoWorld

Spec-driven AI coding with GitHub’s Spec Kit

Hands on with GitHub’s open-source tool kit for steering AI coding agents by combining detailed specifications and a human in ...