Data Breaches
Meta GitHub Credential Theft Exposes Code and Data of 1,500 Staff
Hackers used stolen employee credentials to access Meta GitHub repositories, stealing code and personal data of roughly 1,500 people, mostly US staff.
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Hackers used stolen employee credentials to access Meta GitHub repositories, stealing code and personal data of roughly 1,500 people, mostly US staff.
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