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GitHub disables Microsoft repos pushing password-stealing malware

·Source: BleepingComputer

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Executive Summary

Microsoft removed 73 repositories across its Azure, microsoft, Azure-Samples, and MicrosoftDocs organizations on GitHub, disrupting continuous integration pipelines. [...]

Analysis

Microsoft removed 73 repositories across its Azure, microsoft, Azure-Samples, and MicrosoftDocs organizations on GitHub, disrupting continuous integration pipelines. [...]
Source Attribution

Originally published by BleepingComputer on Jun 9, 2026.

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