Developer's OpenAI API key hacked again; spending cap saved him from the bill
ramagetime · x · 2026-11-04
A developer reports that yet another of his OpenAI API keys was compromised, and he's waiting to see if OpenAI will refund the charges. His advice: always set spending caps on your API accounts — in this case the cap was the only thing that limited the damage from the exposed key.
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