How to Investigate GitHub PAT Compromise: Lessons From a Multi-Organization Campaign

Wiz CIRT published an investigation playbook for GitHub PAT compromise after responding to a coordinated multi-organization campaign.

Wiz's Computer Incident Response Team shared lessons from its response to a coordinated campaign compromising GitHub personal access tokens across multiple organizations. The post provides a practical playbook covering detection, scoping, and investigation steps for token compromise. Specific victim names, affected counts, and attribution are not provided in the announcement.

• Based on Wiz CIRT response to a multi-organization GitHub PAT compromise campaign
• Provides detection and scoping guidance for stolen personal access tokens
• Highlights GitHub PATs as high-value targets in coordinated attacks