Home › Intelligence › AI AI Nov 9, 2026 1 min read Published by Ars Technica AI · Nov 9, 2026 · 5:24 PM UTCOn GETSECURE.ai · Nov 9, 2026 · 6:54 PM UTC Claude Code is accidentally exposing secrets all over GitHub Title card · GETSECURE.ai Claude Code is leaking sensitive information on public GitHub instances thanks to a partial oversight in the way its settings files are handled.Excerpt from Ars Technica AIGETSECURE.ai hasn't published its own summary of this story yet. The complete report is at Ars Technica AI:Read the full story at Ars Technica AI → References Ars Technica AI. (2026, November 9). Claude Code is accidentally exposing secrets all over GitHub. Ars Technica AI. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/11/claude-code-settings-files-expose-thousands-of-secrets-on-github/ Original Source Ars Technica AI Read original → Related Intelligence TechClaude Code's "Don't Ask Again" exposes passwords in 1,122 public GitHub filesNov 7, 2026CybersecurityClaude Code's “Don't Ask Again” File Exposes Passwords and Keys in 1,122 Public Copies on GitHubNov 7, 2026TechMalware dev tries to steal Claude users' secrets, writes npm slop, leaks own GitHub private tokenMay 28, 2026AIAnthropic says Claude accidentally hacked real companies tooAug 1, 2026 Get the Signal. Skip the Noise. Weekly intelligence briefing — curated, scored, explained. Subscribe
