セキュリティ企業Truffle Securityが米国時間2026年2月25日付の記事で、Googleが長年「APIキーは秘密情報ではない」と案内してきたキーが、AI「Gemini」のAPIにも通ってしまう場合がある問題を公開しました。

GoogleはFirebaseやGoogleマップなどのAPIキーを「公開しても安全なAPIキー」として案内しています。しかし、同じキーを用いて管理者のGeminiにアクセス可能なことがTruffle Securityの調査によって判明しました。

A stolen API key for Google Gemini has left a small startup with a bill of more than $82,000. The incident illustrates how quickly the costs of generative ...

Exposed Google Cloud API keys in public JavaScript may now authenticate Gemini API calls, risking data exposure and runaway ...

Exposed Google API keys previously not considered secrets can now inadvertently grant attackers access to sensitive Gemini API endpoints.

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

Probably not an isolated incident only as researchers have already found 2,863 live API keys exposed A developer says their company is on the hook for more than $82,000 in unauthorized charges after a ...

Researchers with Truffle Security are warning that old and seemingly benign Google API keys might now be weaponized by threat actors after gaining Gemini AI authorization permissions, in a destructive ...

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

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 ...

Security researchers have found nearly 3000 publicly visible Google API keys authorizing Gemini. This allows abusive access.