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A single 'git push' could hijack millions of GitHub repositories — and nobody knew for weeks

Sometime in early 2026, a flaw hiding inside one of the most routine actions in software development went live on the world’s largest code-hosting platform. Every time a developer ran git push to send ...
TheServerSide

How to push an existing project to GitHub

A practical walkthrough for replacing GitHub password authentication with a personal access token for repository operations. Learn where to locate a repository's GitHub URL and use it to clone, fetch, ...
Help Net Security

GitHub adds AI to catch passwords before a code push

GitHub's new AI detector checks code for exposed passwords and credentials, expanding push protection to prevent more secret ...
BleepingComputer

Here's how a researcher broke into Microsoft VS Code's GitHub

This month a researcher has disclosed how he broke into the official GitHub repository of Microsoft Visual Studio Code. A vulnerability in VS Code's issue management function and a lack of ...
Help Net Security

GitHub adopts cheaper AI model to catch secrets developers leave in code

GitHub uses ModernBERT to improve secret detection, reduce false alerts and cut scanning time and model serving costs in ...
TechRepublic

How to take your GitHub repositories on the go with GitHub for iOS

GitHub is the place where open source and commercial coding projects live, communicate and grow through pull requests. Learn how to use the iOS GitHub app to manage your projects while on the go.