Cybersecurity

TL;DR: I built an ethical, open-source scanner called FleaMarket that finds exposed API keys in fresh GitHub repos. In a recent scan, it discovered live Google/Gemini keys in public .env files — and I helped owners secure them before any abuse occurred. 🕵️‍♂️ Why Hunt for Secrets? API keys in public code are like leaving your house keys under the doormat. Even if you think no one will look — bots do. Thousands of keys are scraped every hour, leading to: ...

📋 Table of Contents Introduction The Real Threat: Lazarus Group How the Attack Works Building the Simulation Technical Deep Dive Setting Up Your Own Campaign Ethical Considerations Detection and Prevention Conclusion 🚨 Introduction In early 2026, cybersecurity researchers uncovered a sophisticated attack campaign by the North Korean APT group Lazarus, targeting developers through fake job interviews. The attack leveraged VS Code’s workspace trust feature to automatically execute malicious code when developers opened seemingly legitimate project repositories. ...