34% surge in new secrets detected in public GitHub commits in 2025 vs 2024 data.

The state of secrets sprawl is, unfortunately, not improving.

https://www.gitguardian.com/state-of-secrets-sprawl-report-2026

Still, proud to have worked on this report and glad we can share it with the world.

The State of Secrets Sprawl 2026 | GitGuardian Annual Report

AI is fueling secrets sprawl: GitGuardian’s 2026 report reveals an 81% surge in AI-service leaks as 29M secrets hit public GitHub.