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Microsoft Restores Some GitHub Repos, Keeps Others Offline as Miasma Probe Continues
Microsoft on Monday confirmed that it temporarily removed some GitHub repositories in response to a recent security incident that led to 73 of its open-source projects being compromised to inject an information stealer into the code.
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Microsoft on Monday confirmed that it temporarily removed some GitHub repositories in response to a recent security incident that led to 73 of its open-source projects being compromised to inject an information stealer into the code. "Our priority is to protect customers and the broader ecosystem," a Microsoft spokesperson told The Hacker News via email.
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