Update: Since this story was written, Starlink changed their GPS policy and now allows Priority service plans customers to access to GPS data. All other plans have lost GPS data access. See our story: ...

Google API keys aren't completely inactive after users delete them, giving attackers a small but significant window to continue abusing them. Joe Leon, researcher at Belgian startup Aikido Security, ...

A security researcher has released a proof-of-concept tool named GhostLock that demonstrates how a legitimate Windows file API can be abused in attacks to block access to files stored locally or on ...

Data API Builder helps developers expose database objects through REST and GraphQL without building extensive custom data access code. Steve Jones' Visual Studio Live! San Diego 2026 session will show ...

Dozens of such keys can be extracted from apps’ decompiled code to gain access to all Gemini endpoints. Threat actors can extract Google API keys embedded in Android applications to gain access to ...

A flaw in Google's API key system has reportedly exposed mobile applications to unintended access to its Gemini AI platform. According to a CloudSEK advisory published on April 8, the issue affects ...

New research has found that Google Cloud API keys, typically designated as project identifiers for billing purposes, could be abused to authenticate to sensitive Gemini endpoints and access private ...

Google is facing renewed security scrutiny after researchers revealed that publicly exposed API keys can be abused to access Gemini AI services. The issue centers on Google API keys embedded in client ...

Google API keys for services like Maps embedded in accessible client-side code could be used to authenticate to the Gemini AI assistant and access private data. Researchers found nearly 3,000 such ...

New research shows attackers increasingly abusing APIs at machine speed as AI-driven systems widen exposure and amplify impact. Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) remain an attacker-favored ...