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GitGuardian Reports an 81% Surge of AI-Service Leaks as 29M Secrets Hit Public GitHub

ID: 9adb61d4-dcac-5745-b63b-cc12a0cec63d

STIX ID: report--9adb61d4-dcac-5745-b63b-cc12a0cec63d

Feed Name: GBHackers

Date Published: 2026-03-17

Date Updated: 2026-04-22

Author: CyberNewswire

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**GitGuardian 2025 "State of Secrets Sprawl" summary:** The report finds that AI-assisted development materially increased secret exposures in 2025—driving a ~34% YoY rise in newly leaked secrets (≈29 million detected), with Claude-assisted commits leaking at ~3.2% (about 2× baseline); AI service credential leaks rose +81% YoY and internal repos, collaboration tools, and developer machines are highlighted as major exposure vectors, while remediation and governance lag behind.

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