Previously harmless Google API keys now expose Gemini AI data

Google API keys for services like Maps embedded in accessible client-side code could be used to authenticate to the Gemini AI ...
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Malicious npm Packages Harvest Crypto Keys, CI Secrets, and API Tokens

The module targets Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) Continue, and Windsurf. It also harvests API keys for nine large language models (LLM) providers: ...
CoinTelegraph

What are API keys? Definition, importance, usage and security

API keys are unique alphanumeric codes issued by service providers to developers, granting them access to their APIs. They are like virtual keys, unlocking the doors to various functionalities and ...
Dark Reading

Cybercrooks Scrape OpenAI API Keys to Pirate GPT-4

Yesterday, moderators of the r/ChatGPT Discord channel banned a script kiddie who was freely sharing stolen OpenAI API keys with hundreds of other users. API keys allow developers to integrate ...
Bleeping Computer

Nearly 12,000 API keys and passwords found in AI training dataset

Close to 12,000 valid secrets that include API keys and passwords have been found in the Common Crawl dataset used for training multiple artificial intelligence models. The Common Crawl non-profit ...
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30+ Chrome extensions disguised as AI chatbots steal users' API keys, emails, other sensitive data

Are you a good bot or a bad bot? More than 30 malicious Chrome extensions installed by at least 260,000 users purport to be helpful AI assistants, but they steal users' API keys, email messages, and ...