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Binance Code and Internal Passwords Exposed on GitHub for Months (www.404media.co)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I hope nobody loses their shirt over this.

Summary

Sensitive data exposed: Internal code, infrastructure diagrams, passwords, and other technical information were publicly accessible on GitHub for months.
Source unclear: Unclear if an outside hacker or Binance employee accidentally uploaded the data.
Potential risk: Information could be used by attackers to compromise Binance systems, though Binance claims "negligible risk".
Data details: Included code related to passwords and multi-factor authentication, diagrams of internal infrastructure, and apparent production system passwords.
Binance response: Initially downplayed the leak, later acknowledged data was theirs but downplayed risk.
Current status: Data removed from GitHub via copyright takedown request.
Unclear if any malicious actors accessed the data.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Again, centralized exchanges are like public toilets. Get in, do your business, and get the fuck out. This is a good argument against KYC as well, since if they don't have data, they can't leak data.