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New York Times warns freelancers of GitHub repo data breach
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It is not Microsoft's job to protect your password, it is yours.
Or did you assume it was GitHub itself that was compromised? The article doesn't say where the creds were obtained. My guess is plain old phishing. Though it could also be cred-stealing malware, that seems to be making a comeback, in the form of browser extensions and mobile apps. Either way, those aren't Microsoft's fault.
“Hacking” is a catch all term for security breaches, including phishing to the general public.
Yes it is. You can be a pedantic a-hole all you want, but “hacking” includes phishing, social engineering and pretty much any other form of access control circumvention to the general public.
Edit:
Also from the article itself
Exposed GitHub token is very likely someone messed up and either exposed a token or was victim to an attack that could pull the token. Those are not uncommon and have happened to a lot of companies.
Reading the article proves your assumption wrong
[Citation needed]
Please point out where it states that Microsoft leaked it, rather than the more likely case of NYT leaking their credentials.
It explicitly says the credentials were leaked. If you're really going to insist the word "hack" implies something else, I'm afraid you're too far on the spectrum for me to continue this conversation. Cya!