On March 14, 2025, the popular GitHub action tj-actions/changed-files was compromised, exposing secrets in CI logs. GitGuardian's analysis identified leaked secrets like GitHub tokens, AWS keys, and more.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury suffered a major security incident when a Chinese threat actor compromised its third-party cybersecurity service BeyondTrust. The attackers obtained an API key that allowed them to bypass security measures and access unclassified documents.
The New York Times had their entire codebase leaked. In this article we explore what was inside that code, how the leak happened and what the risk for the New York Times going forward is. (Spoiler we found thousands of secrets).
Business intelligence company Sisense has seen secrets compromised in its GitLab repositories, leading to a siphoning of its customers' sensitive data.
The open-source world narrowly escaped a sophisticated supply-chain attack that could have compromised countless systems. A stark reminder of the necessity of vigilant monitoring and rigorous vetting within the open-source ecosystem to maintain trust and security.
Read our summary of research that found millions of records that exposed user passwords due to misconfigured or missing security settings.
Microsoft has been experienced a sustained attack by Russian-backed nation-state attacker Midnight Blizzard (also known as NOBELIUM). This blog examines all we know so far
Cloudflare experienced a security breach when its internal systems were compromised, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data. Another incident highlights the importance of maintaining strict secrets security across the supply chain.
Sumo Logic reported a security breach on November 3, 2023, due to a compromised credential that allowed unauthorized AWS account access.
Discover how an overprovisioned SAS token exposed a massive 38TB trove of private data on GitHub for nearly three years. Learn about the misconfiguration, security risks, and mitigation strategies to protect your sensitive assets.
In today's digital landscape, the issue of compromised credentials has become a major concern. Discover how renowned companies like Microsoft, VMware, and Sourcegraph were recently confronted with the threats of secrets sprawling.
Take a closer look at a security researcher's tale of hacking a car company via their bug bounty program. Learn how to better protect your apps and your org.
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