Google API keys for services like Maps embedded in accessible client-side code could be used to authenticate to the Gemini AI assistant and access private data. Researchers found nearly 3,000 such ...

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

Google Maps is adding new AI features, including a builder agent and an MCP server — a tool that connects AI assistants to Google Maps’ technical documentation — to help developers and users create ...

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 ...