GitHub has unveiled a new feature in its Copilot app that automates the triage of Dependabot pull requests. This addition allows developers to offload repetitive tasks like sorting library updates by ...

GitHub has flagged npm malware since March 2026. Anyone pulling in a bad PyPI, Maven, RubyGems, NuGet, Go, crates.io, or PHP Composer package has had no such warning, because GitHub’s malware ...

From the official information released between October 12 and 13, I have selected five items that do not overlap with existing articles. This time, we cover the prevention of secret information leaks, ...

On July 29, 2026, GitHub introduced a new configuration method for its automated dependency update tool, Dependabot, on its official blog. The announcement was made by Bruno Borges, Principal Product ...

GitHub has expanded Dependabot’s malware-detection capabilities beyond npm, enabling alerts for malicious dependencies across eight major package ecosystems. The update extends coverage to PyPI, Maven ...

Hackers are breaching GitHub accounts and inserting malicious code disguised as Dependabot contributions to steal authentication secrets and passwords from developers. The campaign unfolded in July ...

GitHub has announced a new cooldown mechanism in Dependabot, allowing the tool to wait at least three days after a release is published before opening a pull request. "The cooldown configuration ...