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When developers hear “open source supply chain attack,” they usually picture a poisoned package. GitHub’s latest security post makes a sharper point: many modern supply-chain attacks are starting earlier, with secret exfiltration from CI/CD workflows. The bad package still matters, but it may be the downstream consequence rather than the first move. That distinction matters because it changes…

In July, a security anomaly surfaced when atypical commits, disguised as Dependabot contributions, were detected in numerous GitHub repositories. On closer examination, these commits were found to harbor malicious code, raising serious concerns within the developer community. Diving into Details Threat actors meticulously fabricated commit messages to mimic Dependabot’s automated contributions…

#Github acquisisce #Dependabot e ora lo offre gratuitamente

Microsoft continua ad arricchire le funzionalità offerte da GitHub . La piattaforma ha appena annunciato l’acquisizione di Dependabot , uno strumento open source che automatizza gli aggiornamenti dei file di dipendenza. In particolare, è in grado di rilevare componenti non protetti di un progetto in corso e sostituirli con versioni corrette.

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