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Claude Code is accidentally exposing secrets all over GitHub

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Claude Code is accidentally exposing secrets all over GitHub
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Claude Code is leaking sensitive information on public GitHub instances thanks to a partial oversight in the way its settings files are handled. That's the finding of AI security researchers at Apiiro, who discovered thousands of secrets, including database passwords, API tokens, and root logins, amid Claude Code settings files embedded in GitHub repositories.
The leak stems from the way Claude Code handles user approval for automated shell commands. When a user chooses the "Yes, and don't ask a

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