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New York Times source code stolen using exposed GitHub token

Internal source code and data belonging to The New York Times was leaked on the 4chan message board after being stolen from the company's GitHub repositories in January 2024, The Times confirmed to BleepingComputer.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 08, 2024
- 01:10 PM
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INC ransomware source code selling on hacking forums for $300,000

A cybercriminal using the name "salfetka" claims to be selling the source code of INC Ransom, a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation launched in August 2023.
- Bill Toulas
- May 13, 2024
- 04:22 PM
- 0
Knight ransomware source code for sale after leak site shuts down

The alleged source code for the third iteration of the Knight ransomware is being offered for sale to a single buyer on a hacker forum by a representative of the operation.
- Bill Toulas
- February 20, 2024
- 11:28 AM
- 0
AnyDesk says hackers breached its production servers, reset passwords

AnyDesk confirmed today that it suffered a recent cyberattack that allowed hackers to gain access to the company's production systems. BleepingComputer has learned that source code and private code signing keys were stolen during the attack.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 02, 2024
- 05:16 PM
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A mishandled GitHub token exposed Mercedes-Benz source code

A mishandled GitHub token gave unrestricted access to Mercedes-Benz's internal GitHub Enterprise Service, exposing source code to the public.
- Bill Toulas
- January 30, 2024
- 01:42 PM
- 0
DHS employees jailed for stealing data of 200K U.S. govt workers

Three former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees were sentenced to prison for stealing proprietary U.S. government software and databases containing the personal data of 200,000 federal employees.
- Bill Toulas
- January 29, 2024
- 10:31 AM
- 1
Zeppelin ransomware source code sold for $500 on hacking forum

A threat actor announced on a cybercrime forum that they sold the source code and a cracked version of the Zeppelin ransomware builder for just $500.
- Bill Toulas
- January 04, 2024
- 11:16 AM
- 0
GTA 5 source code reportedly leaked online a year after Rockstar hack

The source code for Grand Theft Auto 5 was reportedly leaked on Christmas Eve, a little over a year after the Lapsus$ threat actors hacked Rockstar games and stole corporate data.
- Lawrence Abrams
- December 25, 2023
- 01:27 PM
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HelloKitty ransomware source code leaked on hacking forum

A threat actor has leaked the complete source code for the first version of the HelloKitty ransomware on a Russian-speaking hacking forum, claiming to be developing a new, more powerful encryptor.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 09, 2023
- 08:25 AM
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The Week in Ransomware - August 11th 2023 - Targeting Healthcare

While some ransomware operations claim not to target hospitals, one relatively new ransomware gang named Rhysida doesn't seem to care.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 11, 2023
- 06:04 PM
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Source code for BlackLotus Windows UEFI malware leaked on GitHub

The source code for the BlackLotus UEFI bootkit has leaked online, allowing greater insight into a malware that has caused great concern among the enterprise, governments, and the cybersecurity community.
- Bill Toulas
- July 13, 2023
- 11:14 AM
- 1
Twitter open-sources recommendation algorithm code

Twitter announced on Friday that it's open-sourcing the code behind the recommendation algorithm the platform uses to select the contents of the users' For You timeline.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 31, 2023
- 04:02 PM
- 0
Twitter takes down source code leaked online, hunts for downloaders

Twitter has taken down internal source code for its platform and tools that was leaked on GitHub for months. Now it's using a subpoena to search for those who leaked and downloaded its code.
- Bill Toulas
- March 27, 2023
- 10:55 AM
- 3
GoDaddy: Hackers stole source code, installed malware in multi-year breach

Web hosting giant GoDaddy says it suffered a breach where unknown attackers have stolen source code and installed malware on its servers after breaching its cPanel shared hosting environment in a multi-year attack.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 17, 2023
- 12:27 PM
- 0
Hackers breach Reddit to steal source code and internal data

Reddit suffered a cyberattack Sunday evening, allowing hackers to access internal business systems and steal internal documents and source code.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 09, 2023
- 05:04 PM
- 2
Dashlane password manager open-sourced its Android and iOS apps

Dashlane announced it had made the source code for its Android and iOS apps available on GitHub under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 license.
- Bill Toulas
- February 05, 2023
- 12:17 PM
- 0
LockBit ransomware goes 'Green,' uses new Conti-based encryptor

The LockBit ransomware gang has again started using encryptors based on other operations, this time switching to one based on the leaked source code for the Conti ransomware.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 01, 2023
- 05:48 PM
- 0
Yandex denies hack, blames source code leak on former employee

A Yandex source code repository allegedly stolen by a former employee of the Russian technology company has been leaked as a Torrent on a popular hacking forum.
- Bill Toulas
- January 26, 2023
- 09:44 AM
- 1
Hackers auction alleged source code for League of Legends

Threat actors are auctioning the alleged source code for Riot Game's League of Legends and the Packman anti-cheat software, confirmed to be stolen in a recent hack of the game company's developer environment.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 25, 2023
- 02:34 PM
- 1
Slack's private GitHub code repositories stolen over holidays

Slack suffered a security incident over the holidays affecting some of its private GitHub code repositories.
- Ax Sharma
- January 05, 2023
- 03:50 AM
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