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Codecov s Bash Uploader script could be verified to check for tampering via a cryptographic checksum, but despite this it was a couple of months before the compromise was detected. The use of the script within GitHub actions was one example where the checksum was not inspected. Following the security incident, GitHub users raised an issue, Checksum should be run on bash uploader script before execution, with one developer remarking that the idea to directly and blindly execute a bash script pulled from the web is a giant security hole and a ticking bomb for future breaches. Codecov attempted to add verification to the GitHub Action which then started raising false positives thanks to a mismatch between the checksum and the script actually in use. This is the kind of friction which undermines efforts to improve security. ....