Gheist Uses Stolen GitHub Tokens to Steal Private Repository Secrets via Actions Logs
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Gheist Uses Stolen GitHub Tokens to Steal Private Repository Secrets via Actions Logs

The Hacker News · Oct 26, 2026

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Gheist Uses Stolen GitHub Tokens to Steal Private Repository Secrets via Actions Logs
Security October 26, 2026

An automated campaign is using stolen GitHub tokens to plant workflows that print a repository's secrets into its GitHub Actions logs, which the attackers then download before deleting the runs. The attacks have succeeded in private repositories and GitHub Enterprise environments, according to an analysis by cloud security company Wiz. A GitHub safeguard that pauses

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