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Claude Code 'Don't Ask Again' permission files leaked thousands of secrets to GitHub

Apiiro researchers found 2,539 real secrets across 1,994 public GitHub repositories, including credentials in Claude Code settings files, git history, and agent transcripts created when users chose 'don't ask again'.

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Timeline · 11 reports

  1. 2026-11-10 03:49 · VentureBeat AI
    Did Claude Code’s ‘don’t ask again’ option accidentally expose your enterprise's passwords and keys?
  2. 2026-11-09 14:18 · DEV Community — AI
    Claude Code's "Don't Ask Again" Secrets: The Git-Exclude Gap, What Scanners Miss, and a Pre-Commit Fix
  3. 2026-11-09 06:22 · DEV Community — AI
    Claude Code Leaked 2,539 Secrets Onto GitHub. I Checked My Own Repos the Same Morning
  4. 2026-11-09 00:04 · DEV Community — Machine Learning
    Apiiro Finds 2,539 Secrets Leaked By Claude Code Users On GitHub
  5. 2026-11-08 18:56 · DEV Community — Machine Learning
    Claude Code's "Don't Ask Again" exposes passwords in 1,122 public GitHub files
  6. 2026-11-08 18:38 · DEV Community — AI
    The File Claude Code Writes When You Choose "Don't Ask Again"
  7. 2026-11-08 17:13 · DEV Community — AI
    Don't Ask Again, Publish Forever: How a Claude Code Permission File Leaked 2,539 Secrets to GitHub
  8. 2026-11-08 16:45 · DEV Community — AI
    Claude Code's "Don't Ask Again" Leaked Developers' Secrets to Public GitHub — Explained Honestly
  9. 2026-11-08 13:01 · r/ClaudeAI
    If you ever clicked “Yes, and don’t ask again” in Claude Code, check one file before your next push
  10. 2026-11-07 23:02 · DEV Community — AI
    Claude Code's 'Don't Ask Again' Saved Secrets in 1,122 Public Files. 215 Beat Both Scanners
  11. 2026-11-07 20:45 · Hacker News Front Page
    Claude Code's "Don't Ask Again" exposes passwords in 1,122 public GitHub files

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