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Ars Technica · November 10, 2026 · On the brief until November 24, 2026

Claude Code is accidentally exposing secrets all over GitHub

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Storing approved terminal commands and embedded secrets in local files

Security researchers discovered that Claude Code leaked passwords and API tokens across public GitHub repositories. The coding assistant saved approved shell commands into local configuration files that users later committed to git. Software teams must now account for hidden credential exposure generated directly by developer agent tools.

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