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$82,000 in 48 Hours from stolen Gemini API Key vs. normal monthly Usage Of $180 (old.reddit.com)
6 points by NewCzech 108 days ago
3 comments

From the link:

> For anyone wondering how this happened, a bit lower in the comments OP says that this key was UPLOADED TO GITHUB, I mean, that should really be the end of the thread. It sucks that this happened, sucks even more that you have a personal card on file, but the fact that Google is even saying ‘shared responsibility’ after you uploaded it to GH is crazy, it is your responsibility.

Answered by OP

> this guy is lying, we never uploaded the key to github, he must have missread a comment.

Usage-based AI needs the same safety engineering as any “expensive actuator”: rate limits, quotas, and automatic shutdown thresholds. Otherwise a leaked key becomes an unbounded liability.
Discussion yesterday (85 points, 50 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47231469