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Re:Claude Cowork Exfiltrates Files by mingus88 on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @05:15PM (#46624495)
It’s the key used by the attackers in the payload I think. So you publish it and a scanner will revoke it
Re:Claude Cowork Exfiltrates Files by trees101 on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @05:21PM (#46624599)
oh I see, you're force-revoking someone else's key
Re:Claude Cowork Exfiltrates Files by rswail on Thursday January 15, 2026 @02:35AM (#46629292)
Which is an interesting DOS attack if you can find someone's key.
Re:Claude Cowork Exfiltrates Files by OJFord on Thursday January 15, 2026 @04:10AM (#46630036)
The interesting thing is that (if you're an attacker) your choice of attack is DoS when you have... anything available to you.
Re:Claude Cowork Exfiltrates Files by freakynit on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @09:11PM (#46627103)
Does this mean a program can be written to generate all possible api keys and upload to github thereby revoke everyone's access?
Re:Claude Cowork Exfiltrates Files by kylecazar on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @09:18PM (#46627162)
They are designed to be long enough that it's entirely impractical to do this. All possible is a massive number.
Re:Claude Cowork Exfiltrates Files by freakynit on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @09:48PM (#46627423)
That's true tho... possible, but impractical.
Re:Claude Cowork Exfiltrates Files by cortesoft on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @10:07PM (#46627542)
Only possible if you are unconstrained by time and storage.
Re:Claude Cowork Exfiltrates Files by eru on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @11:20PM (#46627978)
Not only you, but GitHub too, since you need to upload.

Storage is actually not much of a problem (on your end): you can just generate them on the fly.

Re:Claude Cowork Exfiltrates Files by antonvs on Thursday January 15, 2026 @01:11AM (#46628695)
Not possible given the amount of matter in the solar system and the amount of time before the Sun dies.