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Gheist Uses Stolen GitHub Tokens to Steal Private Repository Secrets via Actions Logs

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Published by the source: Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:19:46 +0530

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An automated campaign is using stolen GitHub tokens to plant workflows that print a repository's secrets into its GitHub Actions logs, which the attackers then download before deleting the runs. The attacks have succeeded in private repositories and GitHub Enterprise environments, according to an analysis by cloud security company Wiz. A GitHub safeguard that pauses

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