Code formatters prompt expansive critical infrastructure secret exposure

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November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM

Summary

The article reports a significant cybersecurity threat involving the exposure of over 80,000 sensitive files containing critical information such as usernames, passwords, and API keys. These leaks, attributed to online tools JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify, pose severe risks to various sectors including government and healthcare, potentially compromising national infrastructure security.

Original Article Summary

More than 80,000 files with sensitive data, including usernames, passwords, Active Directory credentials, API keys, and LDAP configuration details, belonging to government, healthcare, cybersecurity, telecommunications, and critical national infrastructure have been leaked by online tools JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify, according to The Hacker News.

Impact

Government, healthcare, cybersecurity, telecommunications, critical national infrastructure

In the Wild

Unknown

Timeline

Newly disclosed

Remediation

Users should immediately audit their sensitive data exposure, change compromised credentials, and avoid using online code formatting tools that may expose sensitive information.

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