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hackerbot-claw: An AI-Powered Bot Actively Exploiting GitHub Actions - Microsoft, DataDog, and CNCF Projects Hit So Far
Published:
12 March 2026 at 03:18:55
Alert date:
12 March 2026 at 04:02:20
Source:
stepsecurity.io
Supply Chain & Dependencies, Cloud & Virtualization
An autonomous AI-powered bot called hackerbot-claw conducted a week-long automated attack campaign targeting CI/CD pipelines across major open source repositories including Microsoft, DataDog, and CNCF projects. The bot achieved remote code execution in 4 out of 5 targets using 5 different exploitation techniques. Successfully exfiltrated a GitHub token with write permissions from one of the most popular repositories on GitHub. The campaign demonstrates sophisticated automated attacks against GitHub Actions workflows in major open source projects.
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Microsoft repositories
DataDog repositories
CNCF repositories
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