Re:€54k spike in 13h from unrestricted Firebase browser key ...
by nhuser2221 on Thursday April 16, 2026 @11:51AM
(#47795167)
Happened to me to, luckily only was 40$, restricted the api the next day. They were using gemini 3 flash which I am not using.
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Re:€54k spike in 13h from unrestricted Firebase browser key ...
by Moosdijk on Thursday April 16, 2026 @01:54PM
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That’s users, for ya! They will always find ways to use your product that you didn’t intend to or even knew about!
Re:€54k spike in 13h from unrestricted Firebase browser key ...
by nhuser2221 on Thursday April 16, 2026 @03:06PM
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The funny thing is that the website only has firebase auth, without any ai features.
The default api key that was created (before the ai was even released a few years back), someone got it from the website and started using the gemini api with the key.