Product showcase: GitGuardian Honeytoken catches credential theft as it happens
GitGuardian now deploys honeytoken decoy AWS credentials across developer fleets via MDM, generating high-fidelity alerts when infostealers test stolen credentials.
GitGuardian extended its honeytoken platform so decoy AWS credentials can deploy fleet-wide to developer laptops through existing MDM tooling, with deleted decoys automatically replaced at the next sync. When a harvester tests a decoy, the platform logs the API call in the controlling AWS account and raises an incident naming the source machine and file, routed via email, Slack, Teams, ServiceNow, or webhooks. The capability responds to infostealers such as Shai-Hulud that scan entire filesystems and validate stolen credentials within seconds. GitGuardian is building decoys for Kubernetes and package registry credentials using random, structure-free identifiers that resist detection.
- Since June 2026, honeytokens deploy fleet-wide on developer laptops through existing MDM tooling.
- Decoy AWS keys are real credentials; every API call is logged and triggers an incident naming the machine and file.
- Alerts route through email, Slack, Teams, ServiceNow, or custom webhooks without a new console.
- Credential stealers like Shai-Hulud now scan entire filesystems, making decoy deployment and fast validation alerts practical.
- Vendors
- GitGuardian
- Malware
- Shai-Hulud
- Organizations
- AWS
From the original article
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Credential harvesting on developer machines has widened. Earlier infostealers worked from a short list of known targets, mostly browser stores and a few cloud credential paths. The families active now cast a much wider net.
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