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2024 Spaces breach — auth tokens and API keys stolen

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Data compromised

Authentication tokens, API keys, Spaces secrets

Technical writeup

Hugging Face detected unauthorized access to its Spaces platform in late May 2024. Hackers stole authentication tokens from Spaces; a subset of Spaces secrets (API keys, tokens) were accessed without authorization. Company revoked affected tokens and implemented KMS for Spaces secrets.

Root cause

Unauthorized access to Spaces platform

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