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Cybersecurity Community Unhappy With GitHub’s Proposed Policy Updates

Issued by: Security Week

The community has been asked to provide feedback until June 1 on proposed clarifications regarding exploits and malware hosted on GitHub. “Our policy updates focus on the difference between actively harmful content, which is not allowed on the platform, and at-rest code in support of security research, which is welcome and encouraged. These updates also…

Vulnerabilities

Details Disclosed for GitHub Pages Flaws That Earned Researchers $35,000

Issued by: Security Week

GitHub Pages is a service that individuals and organizations can use to host websites. The sites can be hosted on a custom domain or the github.io domain, and the code for the website is taken directly from a private or public GitHub repository. The pages themselves can also be private or public. Over the weekend,…

Malware & Threats

GitHub Exposed Passwords of Some Users

Issued by: Security Week

GitHub has instructed some users to reset their passwords after a bug caused internal logs to record passwords in plain text. Several users posted screenshots on Twitter of the security-related email they received from GitHub on Tuesday. The company told impacted customers that the incident was discovered during a regular audit. GitHub claims only a “small number”…