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Meta reports GitHub breach exposing code and data of 1,500 people

Hackers leveraged a stolen employee login to breach private GitHub repositories at Meta, taking source code and personal data affecting roughly 1,500 individuals.

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Meta disclosed that attackers accessed its private GitHub repositories and stole software code along with personal data linked to roughly 1,500 people, the majority of whom are Meta employees based in the United States.[5][3][4]

The unauthorized intrusion was carried out using an employee's stolen credentials. According to Meta, business data such as software code made up 99% of the exfiltrated material, while the remaining 1% consisted of personal information. The company noted that storing sensitive personal details within the code repositories violated its internal policies.[1][2][3]

In response to the compromise, Meta terminated the unauthorized access, notified law enforcement agencies, and began providing dark web and credit monitoring services to those impacted.[3]

Key facts

  • Attackers gained access to Meta's private GitHub repositories using an employee's stolen login credentials.
  • The breach exposed software code and personal data belonging to approximately 1,500 people, mostly Meta employees in the United States.
  • Meta stated that 99% of the stolen material was business data, primarily software code, and 1% contained personal information.
  • Sensitive personal records had been stored in the repositories in violation of company policy.
  • Meta cut off unauthorized access, contacted law enforcement, and offered credit and dark web monitoring to affected individuals.

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  1. DI

    Digit@digitindiaPost on X 路

    Hackers used a stolen employee login to access Meta鈥檚 GitHub repositories. What information was compromised? Check here 馃憖馃憞 https://t.co/IjUCmKn2Xm

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    Analytics Insight@analyticsinmePost on X 路

    饾棤饾棽饾榿饾棶 饾棝饾棶饾棸饾椄 饾棙饾槄饾椊饾椉饾榾饾棽饾榾 饾棗饾棶饾榿饾棶 饾椉饾棾 饾煭,饾煴饾煬饾煬 饾棧饾棽饾椉饾椊饾椆饾棽: 饾棯饾椀饾槅 饾棪饾榿饾椉饾椆饾棽饾椈 饾棢饾椉饾棿饾椂饾椈饾榾 饾棩饾棽饾椇饾棶饾椂饾椈 饾棶 饾棤饾棶饾椃饾椉饾椏 饾棩饾椂饾榾饾椄 A stolen employee login has exposed data linked to around 1,500 people in a hack involving Meta鈥檚 GitHub repositories. Most of the stolen material was business data, including software code, while a smaller share contained personal details. The incident shows how one compromised account can put sensitive files at risk. Are companies doing enough to protect employee logins and source code? #Meta #MetaDataBreach #GitHub #Cybersecurity #DataSecurity #CyberAttack #TechNews #AnalyticsInsight #AnalyticsInsightMagazine Read More 馃憞 https://t.co/1miPtoh0Ty

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    Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfalPost on X 路

    馃嚭馃嚫 Hackers STOLE META'S SOURCE CODE Attackers used an employee's STOLEN CREDENTIALS to access private GitHub repositories, making off with software code and personal information affecting roughly 1,500 PEOPLE, mostly Meta employees in the United States. That sensitive personal data was stored in the repositories AGAINST META'S OWN COMPANY POLICY. Meta says 99% of the stolen material was business data, primarily software code, while the remaining 1% contained personal information. The company has shut down the unauthorized access, involved law enforcement, and is offering affected individuals credit and dark web monitoring. Source: securityweek / Writer: Sol

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    SecurityWeek@SecurityWeekPost on X 路

    Meta Says Hackers Took Code, Personal Data of 1,500 in GitHub Breach https://t.co/0I5bq2OAvo

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  5. TE

    Techmeme@TechmemePost on X 路

    Meta says hackers stole some code and personal data of roughly 1,500 people, most of them employees in the US, after compromising some of its GitHub repos (@eduardkovacs / SecurityWeek) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

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