Github Actions Lead To Malicious Code Injections – Threatwire
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The video discusses highlights from Defcon, including a major achievement by Sam Watson, important security vulnerabilities, and updates on GitHub actions exploits.

Key Points

  • Congratulations to Sam Watson for winning Olympic bronze and breaking the world record in speed climbing.
  • Defcon was a smashing success; attendees engaged at the Hack Five booth.
  • Next year marks the 20th anniversary of Hack Five with exciting celebrations planned.
  • The Unsafe Lock Project presented a significant vulnerability in RFID locks that could create master keys for over 3 million doors worldwide.
  • Microsoft released a critical Patch Tuesday update for a zero-click TCP/IP vulnerability affecting all Windows systems using IPv6.
  • Palo Alto Networks demonstrated a GitHub action exploit that enables pushing malicious code into public repositories through the misuse of GitHub tokens.
  • A call for community feedback was made for future content ideas on the ThreatWire channel.

Youtube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzmLPLeh2rQ
Youtube Channel: Hak5
Video Published: 2024-08-21T16:00:39+00:00