Disrupting supply chain attacks on npm and GitHub Actions

Over the past year, there has been a significant rise in supply chain attacks targeting weaknesses in package repositories and CI/CD systems, spreading malware across numerous open-source projects. These attacks exfiltrate credentials to further propagate and exploit the ecosystem. In response, GitHub has implemented several measures to mitigate these threats, focusing on both npm and GitHub Actions. Enhancements include preventive account protection, safer pull request defaults, and staged publishing, among others, to inhibit common attack vectors, restrict untrusted code execution, and ensure secure credential management. New controls, such as self-service credential revocation and expanded API support, empower users to respond swiftly to incidents. These efforts are part of a broader strategy to secure the open-source ecosystem by default, with ongoing improvements to ensure the security and sustainability of open-source communities and enterprises reliant on them.

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