Bleeping Computer

GitHub now can auto-block token and API key leaks for all repos

GitHub is now automatically blocking the leak of sensitive information like API keys and access tokens for all public code repositories. Today's announcement comes after the company introduced push ...
ZDNet

Over 100,000 GitHub repos have leaked API or cryptographic keys

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Bleeping Computer

Over 12 million auth secrets and keys leaked on GitHub in 2023

GitHub users accidentally exposed 12.8 million authentication and sensitive secrets in over 3 million public repositories during 2023, with the vast majority remaining valid after five days. This is ...
Pusula

I discovered 40+ live AI API keys on GitHub Gists. Here’s what I found.

The other day, I was working on a side project, minding my own business, when I stumbled upon a code snippet on GitHub Gists. As I skimmed through the snippet, a random thought struck me: What would ...
ZDNet

GitHub shifts away from passwords with security key support for SSH Git operations

When you add a security key to SSH operations, you can use these devices to protect you and your account from accidental exposure, account hijacking, or malware, GitHub security engineer Kevin Jones ...
CSOonline

GitHub Actions attack renders even security-aware orgs vulnerable

Many open-source repositories contain privileged GitHub Actions workflows that execute untrusted code and can be triggered by attackers to expose credentials and access tokens, as MITRE and Splunk ...