Anthropic's Claude Code Vulnerability Exposes Sensitive User Data on GitHub

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Published: 2026-11-07
Category: technology
Source: Western Illinois University (citing The Hacker News)
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A flaw in Anthropic's AI coding assistant, Claude Code, has resulted in the exposure of passwords and API keys. The assistant inadvertently saved sensitive commands, including secrets, into 1,122 public GitHub repositories when users selected a specific option, as identified by Apiiro. This presents a substantial cybersecurity risk for affected users.

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