Googleが「公開してOK」と案内していたAPIキーがGeminiの認証キーにも ...

GoogleはFirebaseやGoogleマップなどのAPIキーを「公開しても安全なAPIキー」として案内しています。しかし、同じキーを用いて管理者のGeminiにアクセス可能なことがTruffle Securityの調査によって判明しました。
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Google公開OKのはずのAPIキー、Gemini認証兼用で情報漏洩

セキュリティ企業Truffle Securityが米国時間2026年2月25日付の記事で、Googleが長年「APIキーは秘密情報ではない」と案内してきたキーが、AI「Gemini」のAPIにも通ってしまう場合がある問題を公開しました。
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Hackers can exploit thousands of exposed Google API keys to access Gemini and steal data

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