AnalysisCybersecuritySeptember 24, 2026

GitGuardian: AI-assisted commits leak secrets at twice the human rate

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GitGuardian's 2026 State of Secrets Sprawl Report finds commits identified as AI-assisted leak secrets at roughly twice the rate of human-written ones, with the fastest-growing leaked credential categories tied to AI services. Coding agents hardcode credentials into more files and spread existing ones across more systems than security teams can track and rotate.

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