Tech Times

npm Supply Chain Attacks Hit GitHub: 2FA Approval Gate Now Blocks Stolen CI Tokens

GitHub’s internal repositories — now staged publishing in npm 11.15.0 requires a human 2FA approval before any package goes ...
Bleeping Computer

GitHub makes 2FA mandatory next week for active developers

GitHub will start requiring active developers to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on their accounts beginning next week, on March 13. Once expanded to the ...
TheServerSide

Fix GitHub's 'support for password authentication was removed' error

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Support for password authentication was removed on August 13 ...

Npm registry sets stage for more secure package publishing

GitHub's npm package registry has rolled out a publishing approval step to prevent the distribution of compromised packages ...
Bleeping Computer

GitHub Enterprise Server vulnerable to critical auth bypass flaw

A critical vulnerability affecting multiple versions of GitHub Enterprise Server could be exploited to bypass authentication and enable an attacker to gain administrator privileges on the machine. The ...
Computer Weekly

Mandatory MFA pays off for GitHub and OSS community

Introducing a multifactor authentication (MFA) mandate for users of its platform has paid off for GitHub, which has reported a massive uplift in adoption in the past 12 months, as it continues its ...