Inside the Breach: How TeamPCP Poisoned a VS Code Extension to Exfiltrate 3,800 GitHub Repositories

Inside the Breach: How TeamPCP Poisoned a VS Code Extension to Exfiltrate 3,800 GitHub Repositories
TeamPCP claims to be directly selling stolen GitHub source code and internal data, while GitHub has confirmed that about 3,800 internal repositories were exfiltrated. The breach is linked to a compromised Visual Studio Code extension used in a supply-chain worm campaign that harvested credentials and exposed code for GitHub Copilot, GitHub Enterprise Server, and other internal systems. #TeamPCP #GitHub #GitHubCopilot #GitHubEnterpriseServer

Keypoints

  • TeamPCP is offering stolen GitHub source code and internal data for sale.
  • GitHub confirmed that around 3,800 internal repositories were exfiltrated.
  • The breach involved a compromised Visual Studio Code extension with malicious code.
  • The attack was tied to a supply-chain worm campaign that stole authentication credentials.
  • GitHub rotated exposed keys and tokens and is preparing a technical transparency report.

Read More: https://securityonline.info/github-source-code-breach-teampcp-vs-code-extension-supply-chain-worm/