AI Coding Assistants Drive Surge in Secret Leaks on GitHub
Date: 2026-03-17
Attack vector: other
Category: real-world
Severity: High

Tracked by the OECD AI Incidents and Hazards Monitor (AIM) as OECD-AIM-2026-03-17-2273, dated 2026-03-17. See the AIM incident page (https://oecd.ai/en/incidents/2026-03-17-2273) and its cited news sources for full narrative detail.


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