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26,400 Valid Cloud and AI Credentials Found Exposed in Public Gitee Repositories

The Hacker News·October 29, 2026·1 min read
26,400 Valid Cloud and AI Credentials Found Exposed in Public Gitee Repositories

Independent researcher Ben Zimmermann found 26,400 valid credentials in public Gitee repositories, reported October 28. Scanning 7.25 million repos on the Chinese code-hosting service, he discovered working keys for cloud and AI services that anyone could have copied and abused. The exposed credentials stemmed from developers leaving secrets in public code, with most tied to cloud and AI platforms.

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