GitHub is the most common source of leaked secrets. Developers often accidentally push API keys, passwords, and private tokens to public repositories, leaving organizations exposed. With millions of commits daily, it's a prime hunting ground for attackers.

Postman is a goldmine for sensitive data leaks. Publicly shared collections can contain bearer tokens, environment variables, and internal API documentation, often copied directly from staging or production environments.

Bitbucket repositories may not have GitHub’s scale, but they’re just as leaky. Many teams use Bitbucket for internal projects and mistakenly assume it’s private by default—making it easy for secrets to slip through the cracks

GitLab is popular with DevOps teams, but misconfigured visibility settings and CI/CD variables can expose everything from SSH keys to database credentials.

Gists are often used for quick code sharing, but they’re frequently set to “public” by default. Developers might paste logs, config files, or tokens without realizing they’re exposing sensitive data to the internet.

Pastebin is a haven for shared snippets, logs, and error dumps and a frequent drop zone for credentials. Whether accidental or malicious, secrets posted here can stay up for years unless proactively discovered and removed.

An external penetration test is a simulated attack by cybersecurity experts on an organization's internet-facing systems, like websites and email servers, to identify exploitable vulnerabilities.

An internal network penetration test, or assumed breach, simulates cyberattacks within an organization's internal network to identify vulnerabilities in systems, devices, and configurations, enhancing internal security and resilience.

A cloud penetration test evaluates the cybersecurity of cloud environments, identifying vulnerabilities in cloud services, configurations, and deployments to ensure robust protection against breaches.

A web or mobile application penetration test assesses the cybersecurity of web and mobile applications, identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities to protect against data breaches and unauthorized access.

An API penetration test assesses the cybersecurity of application programming interfaces, identifying vulnerabilities in authentication, data handling, and access controls to ensure secure communication between systems and protection against unauthorized access or data breaches.

A physical penetration test simulates unauthorized physical access attempts to test and improve the effectiveness of an organization's physical security measures and controls.