GitHub

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ThreatsTechnology, Cloud & SaaSBreaking
GitHub adds a merge gate for pull requests with unresolved secret alerts
GitHub’s new ruleset can block pull-request merges until selected secret-scanning alerts are resolved, adding a review-stage guard beyond push protection.
Daniel Okafor13 Sep 2026, 14:50 IST5 min read
ResearchEducation & AcademiaHigh
Attackers impersonated hundreds of brands on GitHub to push malware through search results
A campaign beginning in late June 2026 built hundreds of fake brand repositories on GitHub and used SEO to place them at the top of software download searches.
Mei-Lin Chen4 Sep 2026, 12:45 IST6 min read