> GitHub Issues Abused in Copilot Attack Leading to Repository Takeover
[AUTHOR: Ionut Arghire]
[DATE: 24/02/2026 12:26]
[LANGUAGE: EN]
Attackers can inject malicious instructions in a GitHub Issue that are automatically processed by Copilot when launching a Codespace from that issue.
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