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Attackers Weaponize GitHub Actions Runners to Target cPanel and WHM Servers

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1 SIGNALFIRST DETECTED 23 July 2026
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19 May
Popular GitHub Action Tags Redirected to Imposter Commit to Steal CI/CD Credentials

In yet another software supply chain attack, threat actors have compromised the popular GitHub Actions workflow, actions-cool/issues-helper, to run malicious code that harvests

REPORT · WHAT · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
22 May
Megalodon GitHub Attack Targets 5,561 Repos with Malicious CI/CD Workflows

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new automated campaign called Megalodon that has pushed 5,718 malicious commits to 5,561 GitHub repositories within a

REPORT · HOW · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
4 May
Critical cPanel Vulnerability Weaponized to Target Government and MSP Networks

A previously unknown threat actor has been observed targeting government and military entities in Southeast Asia, alongside a smaller cluster of managed service providers (MSPs)

REPORT · WHAT · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
23 May
Packagist Supply Chain Attack Infects 8 Packages Using GitHub-Hosted Linux Malware

A new "coordinated" supply chain attack campaign has impacted eight packages on Packagist including malicious code designed to run a Linux binary retrieved from a GitHub Releases

REPORT · WHO · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
8 Apr
North Korea-Linked Hackers Use GitHub as C2 Infrastructure to Attack South Korea

<h3> Executive Summary </h3> <p>FortiGuard Labs has identified a sophisticated multi-stage attack campaign attributed to the North Korea-linked threat actor

REPORT · WHAT · Dev.toOPEN STORY
30 Apr
Critical cPanel and WHM bug exploited as a zero-day, PoC now available

The critical CVE-2026-41940 authentication bypass vulnerability in cPanel, WHM, and WP Squared is being actively exploited in the wild and has been leveraged in attempts since

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
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