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Week in review: Secret stealer hits GitHub repos, Claude Code turned into remote-controlled implant

Help Net Security's week-in-review roundup for the week ending November 15, 2026 led with a secret-stealing campaign targeting GitHub repositories and research showing Anthropic's Claude Code can be turned into a remote-controlled implant. The roundup also featured an interview with GitGuardian CEO Eric Fourrier on leaked credentials and the personal liability security leaders and boards face when exposed keys surface.

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Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: What a security leader should tell the CEO about leaked credentials In this Help Net Security interview, Eric Fourrier, CEO of GitGuardian, talks about leaked credentials and personal liability for security leaders and boards. He explains how fear of blame pushes mistakes out of sight, and what a security leader should be ready to tell a CEO about exposed keys. … More

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