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How to set a Git username and password in Git config

Repeated prompts to enter your Git username and password are a frustrating annoyance developers can live without. Unfortunately, if your Git installation has not been configured to use a credential ...
Bleeping Computer

Hackers ramp up scans for leaked Git tokens and secrets

Threat actors are intensifying internet-wide scanning for Git configuration files that can reveal sensitive secrets and authentication tokens used to compromise cloud services and source code ...
SecurityWeek

Over 5,500 GitHub Repositories Infected in ‘Megalodon’ Supply Chain Attack

The Megalodon supply chain attack poisoned over 5,500 GitHub repositories via automated commits injecting GitHub Actions workflows.
Bleeping Computer

GitHub: Attacker breached dozens of orgs using stolen OAuth tokens

GitHub revealed today that an attacker is using stolen OAuth user tokens (issued to Heroku and Travis-CI) to download data from private repositories. Since this campaign was first spotted on April 12, ...
TechRepublic

How to use the git .gitconfig file for a more efficient workflow

Jack Wallen shows how to use the .gitconfig file for global git configurations and a more efficient developer setup. Git is the most widely-used version control system on the market. It’s powerful, ...
TheServerSide

How to use GitHub Actions secrets to hide your tokens and passwords example

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. One of the ongoing challenges DevOps professionals face when developing continuous integration ...