Microsoft's Private GitHub Repository Was Hacked

In this attack, a hacker allegedly gained unrestricted access to Microsoft's private GitHub repository and stole over 500 GB of data. Currently, data breaches of privacy have become a major concern in the business community, for example when data containing many secret projects is suddenly sold on the black market in large numbers..

According to BleepingComputer , a hacker named Shiny Hunters originally planned to bring secret projects stolen from private GitHub software repository online for sale. But after some unknown reason, all data was published for free. Hackers are no longer able to access the repository any more, according to reports of an attack that could take place at the end of March.

Specifically, hackers provided 1 GB of stolen data for free on a hacker forum, if users want to own all the data, they need to register for an account and pay a fee. However, according to the authentication, the majority of this data is in Chinese documents such as models, test projects, e-books. The report concludes that Microsoft has nothing to worry about because the leaked data doesn't seem to be as valuable as Windows or Office source code.

This issue raises concerns about the security of the GitHub repository for private use. Microsoft has not officially announced this issue yet.