GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension
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*GitHub is investigating unauthorized access to their internal repositories* - [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48201316][1] - May 2026 (321 comments)
Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48207660][2]
Points: 26
# Comments: 15
[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48201316
[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48207660
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2026-05-20 21:35:55 CEST
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