A threat actor using stolen GitHub credentials has pushed a credential-stealing payload into tens of thousands of repositories since November 10. In more than 1,800 of them, the malware ran and shipped GitHub Actions secrets and cloud credentials to the attacker. Aikido spotted the campaign and named it wfx-loot. The name comes from the attacker’s own labels, “wfx” for the malware and “loot” for what it steals. Aikido counted 4,837 compromised accounts opening probe pull … More →

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