The article discusses the rising tactic of threat actors compromising software during development, particularly through open-source code repositories like GitHub, NPM, and others. Recommendations for infosec and development leaders include reviewing the use of specific actions in workflows, verifying if compromised versions were utilized in CI/CD pipelines, and rotating exposed credentials. It highlights the need to either switch to secure alternatives or update to patched versions, emphasizing the urgency of the situation as attackers exploit development processes.
An efficient method of compromise is for threat actors to target software during development, gaining access to numerous IT environments rather than hacking one application at a time.
Infosec leaders must review usage of tj-actions/changed-files in workflows, check CI/CD pipeline impacts, and rotate exposed credentials if affected.
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