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GitHub secrets: Deleted files still pose risks

Deleted files within public GitHub repositories could still be exposing secrets like API keys, tokens, and credentials, if threat actors knew where and how to look. Cybersecurity researcher Sharon Brizinov leveraged Git’s version control features to retrieve exposed secrets from these deleted files. Git, an open-source version control tool that developers use to collaborate on…