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Sead Fadilpašić

MYSTERIOUS: Cisa contractor apparently leaked highly sensitive government aws keys on github - What They Never Told You

A composite image featuring a stylized digital military base schematic partially covered by a translucent "Data Leak" warning graphic in red and white.
  • A public GitHub repository called “Private‑CISA” exposed highly sensitive internal credentials and systems used by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
  • Security researchers confirmed the authenticity of the leak, describing it as one of the worst government data exposures they had ever seen
  • The repository, maintained by contractor Nightwing, was eventually locked down, with CISA pledging safeguards to prevent future incidents

Researchers have revealed details on what they called, “one of the most egregious government data leaks in recent history” involving some potentially incredibly sensitive US government information.

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