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Identity & Access

A Self-Destruct Button for Stolen API Keys

A new proposal wants any leaked API key automatically cancelled within sixty seconds of discovery. Here is why that matters, and why it is harder than it sounds.

3 min read
An encrypted data file displayed alongside its decryption key sitting openly next to it on a server interface, creating a visual paradox of failed protection
Breaches

A South Korean startup portal left its own encryption key inside the API, and attackers walked in

Encrypted user data isn't protected if the key to unlock it ships alongside the data. A government-backed platform in South Korea just learned that the hard way.

4 min read
A GitHub repository page displayed on a monitor, a private key snippet visible in code history with a glowing red circle and X overlay, security warning banners
Identity & Access

Mozilla Accidentally Put a Firefox Signing Key on GitHub. Here's Why You're Probably Fine.

A private key used to authenticate Firefox and Thunderbird downloads was briefly stored in the wrong place. Mozilla has replaced it and found no sign anyone misused it.

3 min read
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