GitHub is finally tightening up security around npm following multiple attacks

Furthermore, GitHub announced it would deprecate legacy classic tokens, as well as time-based one-time password (TOTP) 2FA, ...
SecurityWeek

GitHub Boosting Security in Response to NPM Supply Chain Attacks

In the light of recent supply chain attacks targeting the NPM ecosystem, GitHub will implement tighter authentication and ...

GitHub details upcoming changes to improve security in wake of Shai-Hulud worm in npm ecosystem

In response to the recent supply chain attack in the JavaScript package manager npm, GitHub has made a few changes that will ...
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GitHub Mandates 2FA and Short-Lived Tokens to Strengthen npm Supply Chain Security

GitHub enforces FIDO 2FA and seven-day token limits after Shai-Hulud npm attack to boost supply chain security.
Bleeping Computer

GitHub Actions artifacts found leaking auth tokens in popular projects

Multiple high-profile open-source projects, including those from Google, Microsoft, AWS, and Red Hat, were found to leak GitHub authentication tokens through GitHub Actions artifacts in CI/CD ...

Software packages with more than 2 billion weekly downloads hit in supply-chain attack

Hackers planted malicious code in open source software packages with more than 2 billion weekly updates in what is likely to ...
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 ...