Threat Pulse 62High
Attacker hijacks 4,837 GitHub accounts to plant a CI secret stealer; 60,000+ repositories targeted
Severity 7ActiveconfirmedAI and software supply chain

Stolen GitHub accounts were used to push credential-stealing CI changes; the stealer ran in about 1,806 repositories, with more than 60,000 targeted.

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@TheHackersNewsverifiedNov 12, 06:45 UTC

⚠️ Over 4,800 stolen GitHub accounts used to plant a CI secret stealer that ran in at least 1,806 repositories. The malware targeted #GitHub secrets and cloud credentials. Attackers reverted malicious commits within a minute and usually deleted workflow logs.

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@TheHackersNewsverifiedNov 12, 07:40 UTC

‼️ Attackers hijacked over 4,800 #GitHub accounts to plant credential-stealing malware in repositories. The stealer executed in at least 1,806 repos, harvesting CI and cloud credentials while attackers often erased traces of its activity. Seen a wfx-docs bra

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@SecurityWeekverifiedNov 12, 13:40 UTC

Attacker Targets 60,000 GitHub Repositories in Credential Theft Campaign

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@DarkWebInformerverifiedNov 12, 16:51 UTC

🚨 Hackers hijack 4,837 GitHub accounts and target over 61,000 repositories in massive credential theft campaign Security researchers at @AikidoSecurity have uncovered a large-scale attack in which hackers used stolen GitHub credentials to inject malicious cod

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