TechCrunch

Thousands of exposed GitHub repositories, now private, can still be accessed through Copilot

Security researchers are warning that data exposed to the internet, even for a moment, can linger in online generative AI chatbots like Microsoft Copilot long after the data is made private. Thousands ...
GIGAZINE

It was pointed out that repositories that were supposed to be private on GitHub were made public through Microsoft's AI assistant 'Copilot'

The software development platform GitHub allows users to manage projects by making repositories private, preventing code from being seen by anyone other than those involved. However, an investigation ...
Bleeping Computer

Slack's private GitHub code repositories stolen over holidays

Slack suffered a security incident over the holidays affecting some of its private GitHub code repositories. The immensely popular Salesforce-owned IM app is used by an estimated 18 million users at ...

Dangerous WebRAT malware now being spread by GitHub repositories

Cybersecurity researchers Kaspersky said they found 15 malicious repositories hosted on GitHub. These repositories, ...

WebRAT malware spread via fake vulnerability exploits on GitHub

The WebRAT malware is now being distributed through GitHub repositories that claim to host proof-of-concept exploits for ...
TheServerSide

Want a private GitHub repository? It comes with a catch

Until now, the most compelling reason to opt into the GitHub Pro paid product was because it enabled you to create a private repository. Developers could use GitHub's free offering -- with a ...
Ars Technica

GitHub besieged by millions of malicious repositories in ongoing attack

GitHub is struggling to contain an ongoing attack that’s flooding the site with millions of code repositories. These repositories contain obfuscated malware that steals passwords and cryptocurrency ...