Is GitHub down right now? Users report '503 Service Unavailable' server error

According to DownDetector, reports of the outage began around 5:15 p.m. EDT on Monday. Many users reported receiving a “503 ...

WebRAT malware spread via fake vulnerability exploits on GitHub

The WebRAT malware is now being distributed through GitHub repositories that claim to host proof-of-concept exploits for ...
VentureBeat

GitHub's Agent HQ aims to solve enterprises' biggest AI coding problem: Too many agents, no central control

Credit: Image generated by VentureBeat with Ideogram v.3.0 GitHub is making a bold bet that enterprises don't need another proprietary coding agent: They need a way to manage all of them. At its ...
CSO Online

Webrat turns GitHub PoCs into a malware trap

The known RAT aimed at gamers is now targeting security professionals searching GitHub for PoCs and exploit codes.

A group of developers sent a letter demanding GitHub cancel its ICE contract, saying it puts the Microsoft-owned company at odds with its own community and values

GitHub has served as a backbone of the open source development community, but a group of developers says the company's ICE contract puts them at odds.
ZDNet

GitHub to replace "master" with alternative term to avoid slavery references

GitHub is working on replacing the term "master" on its service with a neutral term like "main" to avoid any unnecessary references to slavery, its CEO said on Friday. The code-hosting portal is just ...

A former Google Cloud engineering leader is joining Microsoft-owned GitHub to lead its data group

Rachel Potvin will join GitHub as VP, leading the data team. Here's how she plans to use what she learned at Google Cloud to make coding more accessible.