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Colton Stradling

REVEALED: Microsoft s github is being abused by hackers and ransomware groups but can it be fixed | Rare Historical Photos

Generated by ChatGPT | image of a computer being hacked.

What you need to know

  • Advanced persistent threats (APTs) are always looking for ways to blend in with normal activity.
  • By utilizing Microsoft's GitHub, a known good platform, to host malware or command and control techniques, APTs are finding more success.
  • The Insikt Group, Recorded Future's threat research division, published a report on the increased malicious activity taking place through GitHub.
  • While Microsoft is looking for every way to make money on Copilot, cleaning up GitHub would be an actual good use case that an LLM could likely achieve. 
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