DISCOVERY: Over 12,000 API Keys and Passwords Detected in Public Datasets Utilized for LLM Training

Uncovered within a dataset employed for the learning process of extensive language models (LLMs) are approximately 12,000 operational confidentialities, facilitating effective verification.

Uncovered within a dataset employed for the learning process of extensive language models (LLMs) are approximately 12,000 operational confidentialities, facilitating effective verification.
Revealing this information emphasizes the persistent threat hardcoded access codes pose to individuals and entities, aggravating the issue further when advanced language models inadvertently encourage unsound programming methodologies among their users.
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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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