Bleepingcomputer Code Formatting Tools Expose Sensitive Credentials
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Researchers from watchTowr discovered that over 80,000 sensitive credentials, including authentication keys and API tokens, were exposed through JSON snippets submitted to the JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify tools. This data, totaling more than 5GB, was accessible via a feature called Recent Links, which allows anyone to view past user submissions. Affected organizations include banks, government entities, and tech companies.
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