Public GitLab repositories exposed more than 17,000 secrets
BleepingComputer
Summary
A security engineer's scan of 5.6 million public GitLab repositories revealed over 17,000 exposed secrets across more than 2,800 unique domains. This significant exposure poses a serious risk to organizations, as these secrets can potentially lead to unauthorized access and data breaches.
Impact
GitLab public repositories
In the Wild
Unknown
Timeline
Newly disclosed
Remediation
Organizations should conduct a thorough review of their public repositories to identify and remove exposed secrets. Implementing secrets management practices and using tools to scan for sensitive information in code can also mitigate risks.