The Hacker News cites GitGuardian data showing leaked secrets are rising and often remain valid for years, arguing the hard part is remediation ownership rather than detection, which impacts enterprise key rotation and incident response workflows.
GitGuardian found 29M leaked secrets in 2025, up 34%—the largest jump on record.
AI services and internal systems drive exposure, while 64% of 2022 leaks remain valid; detection isn’t the issue, remediation & ownership are.
64% of 2022 leaks remain valid; detection isn’t the issue, remediation & ownership are.
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