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Grafana confirms GitHub token breach by cybercrime group Lazarus
| 2026-05-18 18:54 DATA BREACH
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On May 15, the extortion group Coinbase Cartel claimed to have stolen data from Grafana Labs and listed it on a leak site. The attack was attributed to the broader ecosystem around ShinyHunters , Scattered Spider , and Lapsus$ . No customer systems were impacted at Grafana Labs, but the company's source code was accessed due to a compromised GitHub token. This breach exposed sensitive information in private repositories, posing risks of intellectual property theft and potential phishing attacks. The attackers demanded ransom from Grafana Labs, which refused to pay, instead opting for a forensic investigation into how the token was exposed and whether any additional systems were affected.
Technical Mitigations AI-generated
• Regularly rotate GitHub access tokens to prevent prolonged exposure.
• Implement phishing-resistant MFA for repository access and strictly enforce least-privilege controls.
• Use short-lived, tightly scoped access tokens that are monitored and revoked quickly in case of suspicious activity.
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