GitGuardian Reports 34% Increase in Hardcoded Secrets on GitHub in 2025

GitGuardian's State of Secrets Sprawl 2026 report analyzed billions of commits across public GitHub in 2025 and identified 29 million new hardcoded secrets, marking a 34% year-over-year increase—the largest single-year jump recorded. The findings highlight an accelerating trend in secrets sprawl, with no indication of deceleration. The report focuses on data from public GitHub repositories, though specific technical details on the types of exposed secrets or affected organizations were not disclosed. The analysis covers the 2025 calendar year, with the report published in March 2026. No CVE IDs or direct impacts (e.g., breaches) were mentioned in the available content.