Home Depot GitHub token exposed for a year, granted access to internal systems

Published: 1 month ago (December 12, 2025 at 01:23 PM EST)

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Source: Hacker News

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Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/12/home-depot-exposed-access-to-internal-systems-for-a-year-says-researcher/
Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46247000
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