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philipwhiuktoday at 9:23 AM1 replyview on HN

> > This is Microsoft’s second known breach over the past few weeks that has allowed hackers to compromise its open source projects, per Ars Technica.

> I, like many others love to knock on Microslop when I can, but in this case they did the right thing.

I've no idea what your problem with this sentence is. They have an organisational security problem, aided/demonstrated by lack of effort to effectively lockdown GitHub Actions and allowing MRs to circumvent CI/CD.

That this is a Microsoft problem that was present pre-AI is not up for debate. See https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/CSRBReviewO...

In the age of AI, it's now endemic and being weaponised.


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bilekastoday at 10:08 AM

> That this is a Microsoft problem that was present pre-AI is not up for debate. See https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2025-03/CSRBReviewO...

No argument from me, but what would you have them do in the immediate timeframe ?

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