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A stolen Gemini API key turned a $180 bill into $82,000 in two days
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this post was submitted on 03 Mar 2026
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Google also changed the rules on API key security after years of precedent.
https://trufflesecurity.com/blog/google-api-keys-werent-secrets-but-then-gemini-changed-the-rules
I'm sure they have a reason for everything they do, but rarely are they good reasons.
~~Don't be evil~~
Yes, I saw that, I just didn't see them say that's what happened to them. If that's what happened then this should be an open and shut case. Like I said initially, Google is a bad company doing bad things and this change was an objectively greedy and evil thing.