Meta: Hackers Stole Code, Data of 1,500 in GitHub Breach

Meta is notifying roughly 1,500 people, mostly US employees, that their personal data was affected after hackers accessed its GitHub repositories using a stolen employee credential. About 99% of the stolen data was product code, while 1% was personal data mistakenly stored there.

• GitHub repository breach at Meta affected about 1,500 people
• 99% of stolen data was product code, 1% personal data
• Access gained via a stolen employee credential
• Meta rotated secrets and added scanning controls on GitHub