Bleeping Computer

GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension

Update May 21: GitHub has now linked this breach to the TanStack npm supply-chain attack and says the employee installed a malicious version of the Nx Console extension. GitHub has confirmed that ...
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 ...
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 ...
InfoWorld

Hole in GitHub’s browser-based VSCode editor could lead to stolen token

Its disclosure raises questions about what security researchers should expect from vendors, and how far in advance of its publication they should notify vendors about a bug. A vulnerability in ...
TechCrunch

GitHub says hackers stole data from thousands of internal repositories

GitHub, the popular developer platform owned by Microsoft, confirmed it was hacked and attackers had stolen data from around 3,800 internal code repositories. The code hosting and sharing giant said ...