InfoWorld

GitHub Actions hardens checkout security to block ‘pwn request’ attacks

After years of trying to educate developers to use pull_request_target securely, the platform finally implements stronger ...
Hosted on MSN

An autonomous bot running on Claude Opus just chained zero-days through GitHub Actions in the wild — poisoning Go init functions and branch names to seize remote code execution

An autonomous AI agent built on Claude Opus reportedly chained together zero-day vulnerabilities in GitHub Actions workflows, exploiting Go init functions and crafted branch names to achieve remote ...
CSOonline

GitHub Actions attack renders even security-aware orgs vulnerable

Many open-source repositories contain privileged GitHub Actions workflows that execute untrusted code and can be triggered by attackers to expose credentials and access tokens, as MITRE and Splunk ...
The Hacker News

GitHub Updates actions/checkout to Block Common Pwn Request Attack Patterns

GitHub’s actions/checkout v7 now blocks risky fork PR checkouts in privileged workflows to reduce common pwn request attacks.
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 ...
InfoQ

McDonald's Streamlines CI with GitHub Actions and Reusable Workflows

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Mashable SEA

Megalodon cyberattack infects 5,500 GitHub open-source repositories with malware, researchers say

A new report in Security Week warns about a cyberattack that infected 5,561 GitHub open-source repositories with malware.
InfoQ

GitHub Actions Custom Runner Images Reach General Availability

GitHub has just announced the availability of custom images for its hosted runners. They've finally left the public preview phase that started back in October behind them. This feature will enable ...