Many of the world's top artificial intelligence companies are accidentally publishing their passwords and digital keys on GitHub. The problem was found by security researchers at Wiz who examined 50 leading AI firms, and discovered that 65% of them had accidentally exposed highly sensitive information online.
The information that the companies have accidentally leaked included API keys, tokens, and other credentials capable of granting access to internal systems, training data, or even private AI models.
The affected companies are worth over US $400 billion in total, with major names such as Anthropic (the makers of Claude), Glean, and Crusoe Energy amongst those examined.
it is these AI companies that are developing the technology increasingly integrated into our personal and professional lives. It powers the chatbots, recommendation systems, decision-making tools, and more that are likely to be integral to your business and will continue to be increasingly important in the future.