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Developer posts secret key on GitHub, loses $40K in 2 minutes (cointelegraph.com)
submitted 6 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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  • Web3 developer Brian Guan lost $40,000 after accidentally posting his wallet's secret keys publicly on GitHub, with the funds being drained in just two minutes.
  • The crypto community's reactions were mixed, with some offering support and others mocking Guan's previous comments about developers using AI tools like ChatGPT for coding.
  • This incident highlights ongoing debates about security practices and the role of AI in software development within the crypto community.
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[โ€“] Scrollone@feddit.it 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I can't understand how people use git from the command line without a proper visual tool such as Sublime Merge

[โ€“] chilicheeselies@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Visual tooks are great, but they all have their own idea of how to manage files commits etc. Understand the cmd line and then you will understand your gui tools. I use a little of both, depending on the task