The software development platform GitHub allows users to manage projects by making repositories private, preventing code from being seen by anyone other than those involved. However, an investigation ...

GitHub allows anyone to access forks and repositories that have been deleted or set to private, and this behavior is by design and not a flaw, open source security firm Truffle Security said in a blog ...

Source code repository GitHub will offer free private repositories to developers from now on, the company has announced. Previously, a charge of US$7 was levied per month for private repositories.

Security researchers are warning that data exposed to the internet, even for a moment, can linger in online generative AI chatbots like Microsoft Copilot long after the data is made private. Thousands ...

Copilot has access to private GitHub repositories, researchers found The repositories were public at some point, and Bing cached them The caching behavior is "acceptable" says Microsoft Thousands of ...

Private and deleted GitHub repositories are not as secure as users might assume. Data from deleted forks, deleted repositories, and private repositories can still be accessed, often indefinitely. This ...

The world of technology and software development is ever-evolving. One tool that has consistently proven to be a linchpin in this world is GitHub. Often touted as the “Facebook for programmers,” ...

GitHub is now automatically blocking the leak of sensitive information like API keys and access tokens for all public code repositories. Today's announcement comes after the company introduced push ...

Starting your journey with GitHub can feel a bit like stepping into a bustling workshop filled with unfamiliar tools and processes. If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by terms like “repositories,” ...

GitHub is struggling to contain an ongoing attack that’s flooding the site with millions of code repositories. These repositories contain obfuscated malware that steals passwords and cryptocurrency ...