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by holman 2058 days ago
Yeah, definitely. When I was at GitHub we were seeing secrets getting lifted from public pushes and tried within 7 seconds or so, if I recall correctly, and this was five years ago. This was a big reason why there’s a real scanning API now for service providers to be informed if a secret leaks.

By the time a human discovers their mistake it’s usually far too late.