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    gh-token-monitor Credential Polling

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    Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
    •updated Jun 17, 2026•1•0•8

    Detects the use of the 'watch' command in conjunction with 'cat' to continuously poll the GitHub CLI config file (.config/gh/hosts.yml). This activity could indicate an attacker attempting to capture new GitHub tokens as soon as a developer logs in.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    T1059 - Command and Scripting InterpreterT1059.004 - Unix ShellT1005 - Data from Local SystemT1552 - Unsecured CredentialsT1552.001 - Credentials In FilesTA0002 - ExecutionTA0009 - CollectionTA0006 - Credential AccessProcess CreationCommand ExecutionCredential AccessLinuxmacOSGithub Enterprise Auditkql

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