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GitHub's public APIs are becoming an enterprise reconnaissance tool
Threat actors are systematically abusing GitHub's public APIs to map organisations, enumerate members, and locate secrets without triggering alerts; the attacks blend into normal traffic because GitHub's unauthenticated API surface is designed to be open and produces standard HTTP responses that don't flag suspicious activity.
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The Wire takeaway
If you store secrets, API keys, or proprietary code on GitHub, attackers are already mapping your organisation using unauthenticated API calls that look like normal traffic. You need to assume your repo structure, member list, and commit history are known — hunt for what they're actually after: PATs in your commits and default credentials in your code.
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Topics: Cybersecurity · Enterprise Software · github-api-abuse · supply-chain-threat · credential-exposure · source-code-theft · api-security