GitHub users are being targeted in a phishing and extortion campaign which tricks victims into granting external access to their accounts and repositories. The scam uses GitHub’s email notification system and a malicious OAuth app. Once permission is gained, the attacker wipes user repos and demands a ransom via Telegram for the recovery of their data. GitHub has advised not to click links in suspicious messages and warned users to be wary of authorising OAuth apps.
Week in review: PostgreSQL 0-day exploited in US Treasury hack, top OSINT books to learn from
Two zero-day exploits were used in the December 2024 US Treasury hack, suspect Chinese hackers leveraged, say Rapid7 researchers. Self-phishing platform Darcula is set to
