Bleeping Computer

GitHub.com rotates its exposed private SSH key

GitHub has rotated its private SSH key for GitHub.com after the secret was was accidentally published in a public GitHub repository. The software development and version control service says, the ...
PC World

OpenSSH patches information leak that could expose private SSH keys

If you’re connecting to servers over the secure shell (SSH) protocol using an OpenSSH client, you should update it immediately. The latest version patches a flaw that could allow rogue or compromised ...
techtimes

GitHub's RSA SSH Private Key Leaks! Was It a Breach?

GitHub's RSA SSH private key was accidentally leaked to the public, as confirmed by the code hosting platform's CEO, Mike Hanley. An engineer from the Israeli company "Commun.it" uses his expertise in ...
Threat Post

Private SSH Key, Weak Default Credentials Removed From ExaGrid Appliances

ExaGrid has removed public-private pairings and weak, hardcoded default credentials from its disk-backup appliances. ExaGrid has removed a private SSH key and weak, hardcoded credentials shipping with ...
Bleeping Computer

PuTTY SSH client flaw allows recovery of cryptographic private keys

A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-31497 in PuTTY 0.68 through 0.80 could potentially allow attackers with access to 60 cryptographic signatures to recover the private key used for their generation.
Computerworld

Millions of embedded devices use the same hard-coded SSH and TLS private keys

Thousands of routers, modems, IP cameras, VoIP phones and other embedded devices share the same hard-coded SSH (Secure Shell) host keys or HTTPS (HTTP Secure) server certificates, a study found. By ...
Ars Technica

In a first, cryptographic keys protecting SSH connections stolen in new attack

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that a large portion of cryptographic keys used to protect data in computer-to-server SSH traffic are vulnerable to complete compromise when naturally ...