
GhostAction Attack Compromises 346 GitHub Repos via Hijacked Maintainer Accounts
Threat actors used stolen maintainer credentials to inject malicious workflows into hundreds of repositories, stealing secrets and cloud keys.
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Threat actors used stolen maintainer credentials to inject malicious workflows into hundreds of repositories, stealing secrets and cloud keys.

A new campaign by GhostAction has expanded to over 500 compromised accounts, injecting malicious workflows into tens of thousands of repositories since October 2026.

Socket research reveals a new wave of the GhostAction malware campaign stealing cloud and AI credentials from hundreds of GitHub repositories.

The preprint server restricts authors to two submissions per month as automated content overwhelms moderation teams and delays legitimate research.

The tensorlake TypeScript SDK was hijacked in a supply chain attack, with version 0.5.144 distributing malware that steals credentials and executes remote code.