Rotate API keys on schedule: stolen keys fueled weeks of undetected attacks

eyishazyer · x · 2026-09-11

Part 6 of eyishazyer's AI security series: rotate API keys on a schedule and set alerts for unusual usage. One group in the report stole production keys via a prompt-injected sandbox and kept attacking undetected for weeks. A key that never rotates stays useful to whoever steals it.

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