Developers Expose Passwords and API Keys via Online Tools like JSONFormatter
Developers Expose Passwords and API Keys via Online Tools like JSONFormatter
cybersecuritynews.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Developers Expose Passwords and API Keys via Online Tools like JSONFormatter
Thousands of credentials, authentication keys, and configuration data impacting organizations in sensitive sectors have been sitting in publicly accessible JSON snippets submitted to the JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify online tools that format and structure code.
Code-formatters expose thousands of secrets from banks, govt, tech orgs
Thousands of credentials, authentication keys, and configuration data impacting organizations in sensitive sectors have been sitting in publicly accessible JSON snippets submitted to the JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify online tools that format and structure code.
www.bleepingcomputer.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Thousands of credentials, authentication keys, and configuration data impacting organizations in sensitive sectors have been sitting in publicly accessible JSON snippets submitted to the JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify online tools that format and structure code.
🚨Cyber Alert‼️
80,000+ Files Leaked via Code Tools Expose 5GB of Credentials from Critical Infrastructure, Government, Finance, and More
Sensitive credentials and personal data have been leaking for years through online code formatting tools JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify.
80,000+ Files Leaked via Code Tools Expose 5GB of Credentials from Critical Infrastructure, Government, Finance, and More
Sensitive credentials and personal data have been leaking for years through online code formatting tools JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify.
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🚨Cyber Alert‼️
80,000+ Files Leaked via Code Tools Expose 5GB of Credentials from Critical Infrastructure, Government, Finance, and More
Sensitive credentials and personal data have been leaking for years through online code formatting tools JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify.
80,000+ Files Leaked via Code Tools Expose 5GB of Credentials from Critical Infrastructure, Government, Finance, and More
Sensitive credentials and personal data have been leaking for years through online code formatting tools JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify.
> TL;DR: we’ve been rifling through platforms that developers use to quickly format their input - like JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify. And yes, you are correct - it went exactly as badly as you might expect.
Oh no.
Oh no.
this is INSANE labs.watchtowr.com/stop-putting...
Stop Putting Your Passwords Into Random Websites (Yes, Seriously, You Are The Problem)
Welcome to watchTowr vs the Internet, part 68.
That feeling you’re experiencing? Dread. You should be used to it by now.
As is fast becoming an unofficial and, apparently, frowned upon tradition - w...
labs.watchtowr.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
> TL;DR: we’ve been rifling through platforms that developers use to quickly format their input - like JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify. And yes, you are correct - it went exactly as badly as you might expect.
Oh no.
Oh no.
Usuaris de serveis de formatació de codi en línia com JSONFormatter i CodeBeautify han exposat credencials i informació sensible. S’han descobert més de 80.000 fitxers que contenen contrasenyes, claus API, tokens d’autenticació, arxius de configuració…
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Thousands of Secrets Leaked on Code Formatting Platforms
Users of code formatting platforms are exposing thousands of secrets and other types of sensitive information.
www.securityweek.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Usuaris de serveis de formatació de codi en línia com JSONFormatter i CodeBeautify han exposat credencials i informació sensible. S’han descobert més de 80.000 fitxers que contenen contrasenyes, claus API, tokens d’autenticació, arxius de configuració…
www.securityweek.com/thousands-of...
www.securityweek.com/thousands-of...
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September 24, 2026 at 11:28 AM
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watchTowr Labs has found thousands of secret tokens and credentials shared publicly on code formatting and beautification sites, such as JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify
labs.watchtowr.com/stop-putting...
labs.watchtowr.com/stop-putting...
Stop Putting Your Passwords Into Random Websites (Yes, Seriously, You Are The Problem)
Welcome to watchTowr vs the Internet, part 68.
That feeling you’re experiencing? Dread. You should be used to it by now.
As is fast becoming an unofficial and, apparently, frowned upon tradition - w...
labs.watchtowr.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
watchTowr Labs has found thousands of secret tokens and credentials shared publicly on code formatting and beautification sites, such as JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify
labs.watchtowr.com/stop-putting...
labs.watchtowr.com/stop-putting...
watchTowr: 80K+ sensitive credentials were found via publicly accessible "Recent Links" pages on online code formatting tools JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)
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November 26, 2025 at 6:35 AM
watchTowr: 80K+ sensitive credentials were found via publicly accessible "Recent Links" pages on online code formatting tools JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify (Bill Toulas/BleepingComputer)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
The leaks span five years on JSONFormatter and one year on CodeBeautify, affecting organizations in critical infrastructure, government, finance, telecom, healthcare, aerospace, and cybersecurity.
November 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The leaks span five years on JSONFormatter and one year on CodeBeautify, affecting organizations in critical infrastructure, government, finance, telecom, healthcare, aerospace, and cybersecurity.
We shared out 10,449 entries (e-mails) affected by the JSONFormatter and CodeBeautifier leak discovered by @watchTowr (see labs.watchtowr.com/stop-putting...).
Data shared in a our Compromised Account Report www.shadowserver.org/what-we-do/n... (search for 2025-11-26 & compromised_account prefix)
Data shared in a our Compromised Account Report www.shadowserver.org/what-we-do/n... (search for 2025-11-26 & compromised_account prefix)
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We shared out 10,449 entries (e-mails) affected by the JSONFormatter and CodeBeautifier leak discovered by @watchTowr (see labs.watchtowr.com/stop-putting...).
Data shared in a our Compromised Account Report www.shadowserver.org/what-we-do/n... (search for 2025-11-26 & compromised_account prefix)
Data shared in a our Compromised Account Report www.shadowserver.org/what-we-do/n... (search for 2025-11-26 & compromised_account prefix)
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Debounceable Queued Jobs in Laravel 13.6.0 - Laravel News
Laravel 13.6.0 introduces debounceable queued jobs, JSON support for the built-in health route, a new JsonFormatter, Cloudflare Email Service support, and more.
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April 22, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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JSON Formatter — Free Online Tool
#jsonformatter #textcode #freetools
#jsonformatter #textcode #freetools
JSON Formatter — Free Online Tool
Beautify & validate Format, beautify and validate JSON online, or minify it in one click. View data in a collapsible tree, fix errors highlighted by line and column, then copy or download — all in your browser. No sign-up, fast and free. Try it now on OmniaTools.
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September 20, 2026 at 11:28 AM
JSON Formatter — Free Online Tool
#jsonformatter #textcode #freetools
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--JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify expose snippets,
--PromptArmor demo'ed indirect prompt injection on Gemini,
--Polish police arrest man for spate of breaches,
--Comcast will pay $1.5m fine for exposing customer data,
--Hackers are breaching Barix boxes to send bogus radio broadcasts, 6/9
--PromptArmor demo'ed indirect prompt injection on Gemini,
--Polish police arrest man for spate of breaches,
--Comcast will pay $1.5m fine for exposing customer data,
--Hackers are breaching Barix boxes to send bogus radio broadcasts, 6/9
December 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
--JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify expose snippets,
--PromptArmor demo'ed indirect prompt injection on Gemini,
--Polish police arrest man for spate of breaches,
--Comcast will pay $1.5m fine for exposing customer data,
--Hackers are breaching Barix boxes to send bogus radio broadcasts, 6/9
--PromptArmor demo'ed indirect prompt injection on Gemini,
--Polish police arrest man for spate of breaches,
--Comcast will pay $1.5m fine for exposing customer data,
--Hackers are breaching Barix boxes to send bogus radio broadcasts, 6/9
Incompetence-as-a-service?
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Or how are these people not jail?
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
Or how are these people not jail?
Code beautifiers expose credentials from banks, govt, tech orgs
Thousands of credentials, authentication keys, and configuration data impacting organizations in sensitive sectors have been sitting in publicly accessible JSON snippets submitted to the JSONFormatter...
www.bleepingcomputer.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Incompetence-as-a-service?
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
Or how are these people not jail?
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
Or how are these people not jail?
Users of online code formatting services such as JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify have exposed credentials and sensitive information. More than 80,000 files containing passwords, API keys, authentication tokens, configuration files and so on have been discovered.
Usuaris de serveis de formatació de codi en línia com JSONFormatter i CodeBeautify han exposat credencials i informació sensible. S’han descobert més de 80.000 fitxers que contenen contrasenyes, claus API, tokens d’autenticació, arxius de configuració…
www.securityweek.com/thousands-of...
www.securityweek.com/thousands-of...
Thousands of Secrets Leaked on Code Formatting Platforms
Users of code formatting platforms are exposing thousands of secrets and other types of sensitive information.
www.securityweek.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Users of online code formatting services such as JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify have exposed credentials and sensitive information. More than 80,000 files containing passwords, API keys, authentication tokens, configuration files and so on have been discovered.
Thousands Of Secrets Leaked On Code Formatting Platforms - https://mwyr.es/D1kTYDXd #securityweek #infosec
Thousands of Secrets Leaked on Code Formatting Platforms
JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify users exposed credentials, authentication keys, configuration information, private keys, and other secrets.
mwyr.es
November 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Thousands Of Secrets Leaked On Code Formatting Platforms - https://mwyr.es/D1kTYDXd #securityweek #infosec
Careful where you copy/pasta those secrets y’all. 😬
#security #copypasta #whoopsies
thehackernews.com/2025/11/year...
#security #copypasta #whoopsies
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Years of JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify Leaks Expose Thousands of Passwords and API Keys
Researchers uncovered 5GB of leaked credentials from JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify, exposing sensitive data across critical sectors.
thehackernews.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Careful where you copy/pasta those secrets y’all. 😬
#security #copypasta #whoopsies
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July 17, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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Code beautifiers expose credentials from banks, govt, tech orgs www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
Code beautifiers expose credentials from banks, govt, tech orgs
Thousands of credentials, authentication keys, and configuration data impacting organizations in sensitive sectors have been sitting in publicly accessible JSON snippets submitted to the JSONFormatter...
www.bleepingcomputer.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Code beautifiers expose credentials from banks, govt, tech orgs www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/securit...
Iedereen die sinds 2020 de webtooltjes JSONFormatter of CodeBeautify gebruikt heeft, kan z'n opgepimpte data daar nu nog stééds terugvinden. Maar de rest van de wereld al die tijd blijkbaar dus ook. Sommige mensen gaven in hun data passwords weg... *sad trombone*
thehackernews.com/2025/11/year...
thehackernews.com/2025/11/year...
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Iedereen die sinds 2020 de webtooltjes JSONFormatter of CodeBeautify gebruikt heeft, kan z'n opgepimpte data daar nu nog stééds terugvinden. Maar de rest van de wereld al die tijd blijkbaar dus ook. Sommige mensen gaven in hun data passwords weg... *sad trombone*
thehackernews.com/2025/11/year...
thehackernews.com/2025/11/year...
Analysis of over 80,000 JSON files from two popular tools, JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify, uncovered widespread unauthorized exposure affecting organizations across critical sectors.
November 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Analysis of over 80,000 JSON files from two popular tools, JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify, uncovered widespread unauthorized exposure affecting organizations across critical sectors.
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July 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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