Previously harmless Google API keys now expose Gemini AI data

Google API keys for services like Maps embedded in accessible client-side code could be used to authenticate to the Gemini AI ...
The Hacker News

Thousands of Public Google Cloud API Keys Exposed with Gemini Access After API Enablement

Research reveals 2,863 public Google API keys can access Gemini endpoints, enabling data exposure and massive billing abuse.

A stolen Gemini API key turned a $180 bill into $82,000 in two days

One of the affected developers shared the incident on Reddit. According to the post, the Google Cloud API key was compromised between February 11 and February ...
CSO Online

‘Silent’ Google API key change exposed Gemini AI data

Google Cloud API keys, normally used as simple billing identifiers for APIs such as Maps or YouTube, could be scraped from websites to give access to private Gemini AI project data, researchers from ...
Crypto Briefing

Google launches Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite as fastest and cheapest Gemini 3 model

Google launches Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite, a fast low cost AI model for developers with improved speed, benchmarks and scalable API pricing.