In the world of cybersecurity, some of the most devastating data breaches do not involve sophisticated malware or zero-day exploits. Instead, they happen because of simple human error. One of the most common and persistent examples of this is the exposure of files named password.txt on GitHub.
: If you found a way to access these files due to a bug in GitHub's platform, submit a report via the GitHub Bug Bounty Program on HackerOne Private Vulnerability Reporting password.txt github