Over 10,000 Docker Hub Images Found Leaking Credentials, Auth Keys

10,000+ Docker Hub Images Exposed With Live Production Credentials From 100+ Firms - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

A comprehensive security analysis has uncovered a critical vulnerability in container image distribution: more than 10,000 Docker Hub images containing leaked production credentials from over 100 organizations, including a Fortune 500 company and a central national bank. The research, conducted in November 2025, reveals an alarming trend in which developers unknowingly embed sensitive credentials directly into container images. These exposed sec…

Over 10,000 Docker Hub Images Found Leaking Credentials, Auth Keys

joshuark shares a report from BleepingComputer: More than 10,000 Docker Hub container images expose data that should be protected, including live credentials to production systems, CI/CD databases, or LLM model keys. After scanning container images uploaded to Docker Hub in November, security resear...