Bleeping Computer

GitHub can now auto-block commits containing API keys, auth tokens

GitHub has announced on Monday that it expanded its code hosting platform's secrets scanning capabilities for GitHub Advanced Security customers to block secret leaks automatically. Secret scanning is ...
ZDNet

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

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Bleeping Computer

GitHub rotates keys to mitigate impact of credential-exposing flaw

GitHub rotated keys potentially exposed by a vulnerability patched in December that could let attackers access credentials within production containers via environment variables. This unsafe ...
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 ...
Hackaday

GitHub’s Move Away From Passwords: A Sign Of Things To Come?

Even if one just uses git repositories from the command line and doesn’t bother with a password manager, switching to SSH means less typing. As an authentication mechanism, SSH provides two-factor ...