Case Study: Large Technology Company protects exposed source code and admin credentials with Digital Shadows SearchLight

Source Code and Admin Password Shared on Public Site by Developer

Digital Shadows worked with a large technology company that discovered a significant amount of source code, including administrator credentials, had been posted publicly by a developer and then copied to a malicious site. Using Digital Shadows SearchLight™, the company identified the inadvertent exposure and understood that it could put internal systems at risk.

Digital Shadows’ analysts verified the alert, added context, and recommended remediation steps. The company was able to quickly remove the content by making the repository private, and then improved internal processes to reduce the chance of future exposures. Digital Shadows also noted that the malicious repost made the issue more urgent.