GitHub tightens npm security with mandatory 2FA, access tokens

GitHub is introducing a set of defenses against supply-chain attacks on the platform that led to multiple large-scale ...
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 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, ...
The Hacker News

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.
PC Magazine

GitHub Ditches Password-Based Authentication for Many Workflows

GitHub now officially requires token-based authentication for its command line interface, third-party apps, and services that access Git repositories hosted on the platform. I've been writing about ...
VentureBeat

Hackers use stolen OAuth access tokens to breach dozens of organization’s internal systems

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more Last week, GitHub Security researchers ...
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 ...
Threat Post

Attacker Breach ‘Dozens’ of GitHub Repos Using Stolen OAuth Tokens

GitHub shared the timeline of breaches in April 2022, this timeline encompasses the information related to when a threat actor gained access and stole private repositories belonging to dozens of ...