Dev stunned by $82K Gemini bill after unknown API key thief goes to town

Probably not an isolated incident only as researchers have already found 2,863 live API keys exposed A developer says their company is on the hook for more than $82,000 in unauthorized charges after a ...
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Researchers Warn Benign Google API Keys Could be Exploited to Rack Up Gemini AI Bills

Researchers with Truffle Security are warning that old and seemingly benign Google API keys might now be weaponized by threat actors after gaining Gemini AI authorization permissions, in a destructive ...

Previously harmless Google API keys now expose Gemini AI data

Google API keys for services like Maps embedded in accessible client-side code could be used to authenticate to the Gemini AI ...
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‘Silent’ Google API key change exposed Gemini AI data

API key exploitation is more than hypothetical. In a different context, a student who reportedly exposed a GCP API key on GitHub last June was left nursing a $55,444 bill (later waived by Google) ...