Ex-US Defense Contractor Executive Jailed for Selling Exploits to Russia

Peter Williams was sentenced to 87 months in prison for selling cyber exploits to a Russian broker.
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GitHub Issues Abused in Copilot Attack Leading to Repository Takeover

Attackers can inject malicious instructions in a GitHub Issue that are automatically processed by Copilot when launching a Codespace from that issue.
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Ukrainian Gets 5 Years in US Prison for Aiding North Korean IT Fraud

Oleksandr Didenko sold the stolen identities of US citizens, allowing North Koreans to get hired using freelance work platforms.
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