ZDNet

GitHub enables two-factor authentication mechanism through iOS, Android app

GitHub announced that two-factor authentication will be available to all users through GitHub Mobile this week. In a blog post, GitHub's Berk Veral said GitHub Mobile 2FA will be available to all ...
Bleeping Computer

Hackers steal 15,000 cloud credentials from exposed Git config files

A large-scale malicious operation named "EmeraldWhale" scanned for exposed Git configuration files to steal over 15,000 cloud account credentials from thousands of private repositories. According to ...
GIGAZINE

GitHub tokens leaked from prominent open source projects from Google and Microsoft

It has been discovered that GitHub authentication tokens have been leaked from several well-known open source projects on GitHub, including those from Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and ...
Bleeping Computer

Over 12 million auth secrets and keys leaked on GitHub in 2023

GitHub users accidentally exposed 12.8 million authentication and sensitive secrets in over 3 million public repositories during 2023, with the vast majority remaining valid after five days. This is ...