VentureBeat

GitHub confirms 3,800 internal repos stolen through poisoned VS Code extension as supply chain worm hits Microsoft’s Python SDK

GitHub confirmed on May 20 that a poisoned VS Code extension installed on an employee’s device gave attackers access to roughly 3,800 internal repositories at the Microsoft-owned code storage and ...
Bleeping Computer

GlassWorm malware hits 400+ code repos on GitHub, npm, VSCode, OpenVSX

The GlassWorm supply-chain campaign has returned with a new, coordinated attack that targeted hundreds of packages, repositories, and extensions on GitHub, npm, and VSCode/OpenVSX extensions. Evidence ...
Digit

GitHub investigating cyberattack linked to malicious VS Code extension and leaked internal repositories

GitHub has confirmed that it is investigating a security breach incident after a threat group known as TeamPCP allegedly gained access to the company’s internal repositories and later attempted to ...
Forbes

GitHub Says 3,800 Repositories Breached—TeamPCP Hackers Demand $50,000

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. GitHub confirms 3,800 repositories breached. GitHub, the cloud-based hosting service used by ...
CSOonline

GitHub hit by a sophisticated malware campaign as ‘Banana Squad’ mimics popular repos

Attackers use typo-squatting, obfuscation, and fake accounts to slip Python-based malware into open-source projects, raising fresh alarms for OSS supply chain security. A threat group dubbed “Banana ...
Wired

A Hacker Group Is Poisoning Open Source Code at an Unprecedented Scale

A so-called software supply chain attack, in which hackers corrupt a legitimate piece of software to hide their own malicious code, was once a relatively rare event but one that haunted the ...