GitHub, a prominent code repository platform, has issued a warning regarding security breaches affecting user accounts through credential stuffing attacks. These attacks leverage previously compromised email addresses and passwords sourced from various recent data breaches across different platforms. This incident marks GitHub as the latest victim in a series of…
Recent investigations by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) have revealed that North Korean hackers are persistently targeting the cybersecurity community through the exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in an unspecified software application. This campaign has gained momentum over the past several weeks, highlighting sophisticated tactics employed to infiltrate the systems…
New Vulnerability Exposes Thousands of GitHub Repositories to Repojacking Attacks A recently disclosed vulnerability in GitHub has raised concerns about the security of thousands of repositories, putting them at risk for repojacking attacks. According to findings from Checkmarx security researcher Elad Rapoport, this flaw allows attackers to exploit a race…
Cybersecurity Incident: Canonical’s GitHub Account Compromised In a recent cybersecurity incident, Canonical, the organization behind the popular Ubuntu Linux project, fell victim to a breach of its official GitHub account. An unidentified hacker successfully accessed the account and created 11 empty repositories, raising concerns among the tech community about the…
In recent months, a series of sophisticated cyberattacks leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) have raised alarms in the technology sector. One particularly concerning incident involved a prompt injection attack against GitLab’s Duo chatbot, wherein malicious code was embedded within a legitimate code package. This exploit not only blurred the lines between…
3rd Party Risk Management , Governance & Risk Management Aikido Researcher Suggests New Variant Is Likely in Testing Phase Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • December 29, 2025 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG Researchers from Aikido have uncovered a potentially novel variant of the Shai Hulud malware, which has been responsible for a series of…
Year-Ender 2025: A Call to Action in Cybersecurity As 2025 draws to a close, it serves as a stark reminder of the escalating threats facing organizations across the globe. This year witnessed a surge in significant security and data breaches that shattered the sense of safety for large corporations, governmental…
GitHub Vulnerability Exposes Over 15,000 Go Repositories to Repojacking Attacks Recent research has unveiled that more than 15,000 Go module repositories on GitHub are at risk of repojacking attacks, a significant cybersecurity concern. Jacob Baines, Chief Technology Officer at VulnCheck, reported that over 9,000 of these vulnerabilities stem from changes…
Uber’s Data Breach: A Case Study in Cybersecurity Risks In a significant cybersecurity incident, Uber disclosed that a massive data breach in October 2016 had compromised the personal information of 57 million users, including both drivers and riders. This breach, which came to light after a year of silence, underscored…
