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Developer posts secret key on GitHub, loses $40K in 2 minutes (cointelegraph.com)
submitted 1 year ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • Web3 developer Brian Guan lost $40,000 after accidentally posting his wallet's secret keys publicly on GitHub, with the funds being drained in just two minutes.
  • The crypto community's reactions were mixed, with some offering support and others mocking Guan's previous comments about developers using AI tools like ChatGPT for coding.
  • This incident highlights ongoing debates about security practices and the role of AI in software development within the crypto community.
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[โ€“] tal@lemmy.today 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Put your private data into a private space. Never put private data into a mixed use space or a public space.

Sure, but nothing I said conflicts with that.

I'm talking about a situation where someone has a private repository, and then one day down the line decide that they want to transition it to a public repository.

You're not creating the repository with the intention that it is public, nor intending to mix information that should be public and private together.

[โ€“] barsquid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

If you don't have a policy of never committing private keys to any repo, you should choose a policy of never transitioning any private repo to public. IMO if you don't choose strict and effective policy with low cognitive burden, you will burn yourself sooner or later.