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US cyber agency CISA exposed reams of passwords and cloud keys to the open web

Low Severity Americas United States
Date Occurred May 19, 2026 15:06 UTC
Event Type Technology
Source TechCrunch
Recorded May 19, 2026
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The federal cybersecurity agency left plaintext passwords in a spreadsheet uploaded to a public GitHub repository, per a report by independent journalist Brian Krebs.

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https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/us-cyber-agency-cisa-exposed-reams-of-passwords-and-cloud-keys-to-the-open-web/
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  • ID #2273
  • Type Technology
  • Region Americas
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed May 19, 2026
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