Over 543,000 valid credentials exposed in public GitHub repositories

First reported by BleepingComputer at 2:08 PM ET · Updated 5:43 AM · 2 sources

More than 543,000 credentials exposed in public GitHub repositories were still valid in July despite the platform's security measures to prevent accidental leaks of sensitive data.

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BleepingComputer Over 543,000 valid credentials exposed in public GitHub repositories · Bill Toulas 2:08 PM

SecurityWeek 500,000 Active Credentials Left Exposed on GitHub · Ionut Arghire 5:43 AM