An automated campaign is planting secret-dumping workflows in every repository that stolen GitHub tokens can reach. It uses no C2 server, is actively evolving, and has been significantly disrupted by recent GitHub security improvements.
Gheist: Attempted Scaled Abuse of Stolen GitHub Tokens Stumbles
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