Microsoft GitHub Account Hacked
Return To ArticleHackers have broken into Microsoft’s GitHub account and stolen 500 GB of data from the tech giant’s own private repositories on the developer platform, according to published reports.
A group that calls itself Shiny Hunters claims it stole and then leaked the data, which did not appear to include any critical or sensitive information. The data was then posted on hacker forum, according to a multiple reports.
This modus operandi behind the Shiny Hunters cybergang is slightly different than how the group has operated in the past. Researchers last week observed Shiny Hunters stealing log-in data for 91 millions users of Indonesia’s largest e-commerce platform, Tokopedia, and then selling it on the dark web for $5,000.
