Deleted files within public GitHub repositories could still be exposing secrets like API keys, tokens, and credentials, if threat actors knew where and how to look.

A scan of billions of files from 13 percent of all GitHub public repositories over a period of six months has revealed that over 100,000 repos have leaked API tokens and cryptographic keys, with ...

GitHub has temporarily disabled its new search functionality after passwords, crypto keys and other credentials were exposed in search results.

A Github repository is basically a folder designed to store files. It is also available online for anyone to download, access, and contribute to the files/code within the folder.

GitHub has introduced its new code search feature, including a redesigned search interface, a new code view, and a search engine rebuilt from scratch to be faster, more capable, and to better ...

Good news for those with active GitHub profiles: you can now add files to your repos by dragging and dropping them into the browser. Once a file is uploaded, you can add it to an existing branch ...

Researchers share data on new technique whereby malicious actors are manipulating GitHub’s search function and using cleverly crafted repositories to distribute malware.

Most source code files hosted on GitHub are actually clones of previously created files, according to a recent study conducted by a joint team of researchers from the University of California ...