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Hackers ramp up scans for leaked Git tokens and secrets

Threat actors are intensifying internet-wide scanning for Git configuration files that can reveal sensitive secrets and authentication tokens used to compromise cloud services and source code repositories. In a new report from threat monitoring firm GreyNoise, researchers have recorded a massive spike in searches for exposed Git configs between April 20-21, 2025. “GreyNoise observed nearly 4,800 unique IP addresses daily…