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BIG MOVE WATCH TECHNICAL

Apiiro reports 1,379 secrets saved via Claude Code 'don't ask again' in 1,122 public GitHub files

According to a post on X by @thecsguy, clicking "don't ask again" in Claude Code can save the exact approved command, password included, into .claude/settings.local.json. The post attributes to Apiiro the finding of 1,379 secrets this way, 379 of them database passwords, with 215 files missed by both gitleaks and TruffleHog. The headline puts the total at 1,122 public GitHub files. The post is a carried-over update.

Source: Scobleizer News Pulse (X) · x.com Found via Robert Scoble’s Scobleizer News Pulse · a post on X, not independently verified Published 2026-11-08T18:25:00+00:00 Detected 2026-11-09T02:20:59+00:00
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According to a post on X by @thecsguy, clicking "don't ask again" in Claude Code can save the exact approved command, password included, into .claude/settings.local.json. The post attributes to Apiiro the finding of 1,379 secrets this way, 379 of them database passwords, with 215 files missed by both gitleaks and TruffleHog. The headline puts the total at 1,122 public GitHub files. The post is a carried-over update.

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Clicking “don’t ask again” in Claude Code can save the exact approved command, password included, into .claude/settings.local.json; Apiiro says it found 1,379 secrets this way, 379 of them database passwords, with 215 files missed by both gitleaks and TruffleHog. Search your org for settings.local.json, rotate...

Developers and organizations using Claude Code could have credentials sitting in repositories without realizing it. The post recommends searching your organization for settings.local.json, rotating any secrets found, and purging them from git history. These figures come from Apiiro as relayed in the post, and VQV has not independently checked them.

Signal Strength 79% Technical label WATCH Public Interest 52 Category BIG MOVE Reader Depth TECHNICAL

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Recognizable Entity Score 73 Practical Impact Score 28 Novelty Interest Score 70 Consequence Score 54 Curiosity Score 0 Shareability Score 62

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