GitHub internal repos breached
GitHub confirms internal repositories were accessed via a compromised VS Code extension, with no evidence of customer data being affected.

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third-party VS Code extension published with malicious code
From the articleThe breach, detected on May 18th, originated from a poisoned VS Code extension published by a third party.
From the article 2 mentionsGitHub is investigating an unauthorized access incident that compromised its internal repositories.
From the articleAccording to a blog post from the company, the malicious extension version was removed, and the affected employee device was isolated immediately.
affected employee device was isolated to prevent further spread
From the articleAccording to a blog post from the company, the malicious extension version was removed, and the affected employee device was isolated immediately.
activity involved exfiltration of GitHub-internal repositories only
no evidence of customer data being affected outside internal systems
From the article 2 mentionsCrucially, the company states there is no evidence of impact to customer information stored outside of GitHub's internal systems, such as customer enterprises, organizations, and repositories.
From the articleHowever, some internal repositories did contain excerpts of customer support interactions.
customers will be notified if any impact is discovered
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