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moot on May 6, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: When a bad day gets worse – getting hacked twice i...

> Looks like a good opportunity for an open source tool that scans a git repository for interesting/private information.

These already exist in droves, which is exactly how our Amazon credentials were found.

http://www.itnews.com.au/News/375785,aws-urges-developers-to...

jdhendrickson on May 6, 2014 [–]

I wasn't cognizant of the need to include a step in which you scan your own repo, just as a fail safe. So thanks for posting this.

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