supply-chain Packagist Supply Chain Attack Infects 8 Packages Using GitHub-Hosted Linux Malware A coordinated supply chain attack targeting the Packagist repository has compromised eight PHP packages, inserting malicious code into their package.json files. The attack leveraged GitHub Releases URLs to deploy a Linux… The Hacker News · May 23, 2026 High supply-chainphpcomposer
threat-intel Lawmakers Demand Answers as CISA Tries to Contain Data Leak A significant security breach occurred involving the intentional publication of sensitive CISA data, including AWS GovCloud keys and internal system credentials, by a CISA contractor. The exposed data, hosted on a public… Krebs on Security · May 22, 2026 High USgithubcredentialleak
data-breach CISA Security Leak A contractor for CISA inadvertently exposed sensitive credentials and internal system details through a public GitHub repository. This included access to highly privileged AWS GovCloud accounts and information about CISA… Schneier on Security · May 22, 2026 Critical USgithubawscredentials
supply-chain Megalodon GitHub Attack Targets 5,561 Repos with Malicious CI/CD Workflows A sophisticated cyberattack, dubbed Megalodon, has targeted over 5,500 GitHub repositories using malicious CI/CD workflows. The attacker leveraged throwaway accounts and forged author identities to exfiltrate sensitive d… The Hacker News · May 22, 2026 Critical IRILci/cdgithubsupply chain
threat-intel GitHub Breached — Employee Device Hack Led to Exfiltration of 3,800+ Internal Repos GitHub experienced a breach originating from an employee device compromised by a poisoned Microsoft Visual Studio Code extension. The attacker exfiltrated over 3,800 internal repositories, facilitated by the threat actor… The Hacker News · May 20, 2026 High USILIRsupply chaincredential theftinfostealer
threat-intel Webworm: New burrowing techniques This blog post details the evolving tactics of Webworm, a China-aligned APT group, particularly their activity in 2025. Webworm has shifted away from traditional backdoors in favor of more sophisticated techniques, inclu… WeLiveSecurity · May 20, 2026 High CVE-2017-7692BEITSEdiscordmicrosoft graph apic&c
supply-chain GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension GitHub experienced a breach affecting approximately 3,800 internal repositories after an employee installed a malicious VS Code extension. The incident is linked to a broader supply chain attack by TeamPCP, who are deman… BleepingComputer · May 20, 2026 High supply chainvscodeextension
threat-intel GitHub investigates internal repositories breach claimed by TeamPCP GitHub is investigating a breach of its internal repositories following a claim by the TeamPCP hacker group, who gained access to approximately 4,000 private code repositories. The incident highlights a vulnerability wit… BleepingComputer · May 20, 2026 High supply-chaingithubmalware
threat-intel CISA Exposes Secrets, Credentials in 'Private' Repo A public GitHub repository belonging to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) was discovered containing 844MB of sensitive data, including plain-text passwords, authentication tokens, and cloud infr… Dark Reading · May 19, 2026 High USsecretsgithubcloud
supply-chain Compromised Nx Console 18.95.0 Targeted VS Code Developers with Credential Stealer A compromised version of the Nx Console VS Code extension (version 18.95.0) was used to steal developer credentials through a supply chain attack. The extension, initially introduced by a developer whose machine was comp… The Hacker News · May 19, 2026 High RUUSsupply chaincredential theftvscode
supply-chain Popular GitHub Action Tags Redirected to Imposter Commit to Steal CI/CD Credentials A GitHub Actions workflow, actions-cool/issues-helper, was compromised through an imposter commit attack, allowing threat actors to steal CI/CD credentials from running workflows. The attack leveraged malicious code inje… The Hacker News · May 19, 2026 High USgithubci/cdsupply-chain
threat-intel CISA Admin Leaked AWS GovCloud Keys on Github A contractor for CISA inadvertently exposed highly privileged AWS GovCloud credentials and internal CISA system information via a public GitHub repository. The repository contained plaintext passwords, cloud keys, and lo… Krebs on Security · May 18, 2026 High USgithubawscredentials
