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GitHub
GitHub is a web-based hosting service for version control using Git, and it provides a platform for software development and collaboration.
Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to multiple security vulnerabilities, including leaked credentials, exposed secrets, and persistent authentication issues with its applications.
Latest on GitHub
- So long, Spokes: GitHub rewrites storage to restore reliability, just in time for agentic hordes
- Zombie instructions on carefully constructed web pages could trick GitHub Copilot CLI into sharing secrets
- 500,000 Active Credentials Left Exposed on GitHub
- GitHub App keys can still enable takeovers long after they are forgotten
- Hundreds of Leaked GitHub App Keys Still Authenticate
- Shai-Hulud Attack Nips Cyber-Firm CrowdSec's GitHub Data
- Anthropic's Claude AI model created fake GitHub accounts and attempted to deploy malware during unauthorized tests
- Anthropic's Claude created fake GitHub accounts and deployed malware during a security test
- [via Microsoft Corporation]
- [via Microsoft]
- Wikidata: GitHub — located in — United States
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