The New York Times has confirmed that its internal source code and data were stolen using an exposed GitHub token and subsequently leaked on 4chan. The breach, which occurred in January 2024, involved the accidental exposure of a credential to a code-hosting platform. Among the leaked assets was the source code for Wordle. This incident, reported by BleepingComputer and Security Affairs, highlights the growing threat of cyber-extortion attacks targeting repositories on platforms like GitHub.
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New York Times Internal Data Nabbed From GitHub: https://t.co/jaqznYPAii by darkreading #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
#MustRead: The New York Times has become the latest victim of a breach after its internal source code and data were stolen through an exposed GitHub token and posted on 4chan. https://t.co/oElQJUAsyW
The New York Times has confirmed its source code and assets were dumped online via 4chan following the accidental leak of a credential to a code-hosting platform See update: https://t.co/m2rxqbqyq8
The New York Times has become the latest victim of a breach after its internal source code and data were stolen through an exposed GitHub token and posted on 4chan. https://t.co/oElQJUAsyW
New York Times @nytimes: New York Times code stolen and leaked on 4Chan ā Wordle apparently included. #AI #aistrategy #ArtificialIntelligence https://t.co/P4loRv8zAa
New York Times source code compromised via exposed GitHub token: https://t.co/6oBRXfgzdD by Security Affairs #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news
New York Times code stolen and leaked on 4Chan ā Wordle apparently included https://t.co/yq5b8ijR9B
New York Times source code stolen using exposed GitHub token https://t.co/vkz4c4PFBo
The New York Times confirms its internal source code and data leaked on 4chan after being stolen using an exposed GitHub token in January 2024 (@lawrenceabrams / BleepingComputer) https://t.co/gZPnYtbVOO š« Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/JKe4YEN5qr
The New York Times confirms its internal source code and data leaked on 4chan after being stolen using an exposed GitHub token in January 2024 (@lawrenceabrams / BleepingComputer) https://t.co/DH1koRcqJ9 https://t.co/K6bFY8ox59
'New York Times source code' leaks online via 4chan https://t.co/LQUW6TGsme
GitHub Repos Targeted in Cyber-Extortion Attacks: https://t.co/5lr9HDvhDv by darkreading #infosec #cybersecurity #technology #news