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Perplexity crawler attempts to steal server credentials

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A user reported that a web crawler identifying itself as Perplexity's crawler attempted to access sensitive credentials from their web server. Over a 24-hour period, the crawler made approximately 7,000 requests, targeting private SSH keys, .env files, and AWS credentials. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the security practices of AI-driven web crawlers and their potential impact on user data.

RANK_REASON User report of a tool exhibiting malicious behavior.

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Perplexity crawler attempts to steal server credentials

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Soo … why is something claiming to be the # Perplexity web crawler trying to grab credentials off my web server? Private SSH keys, .env files, AWS credentials,

    Soo … why is something claiming to be the # Perplexity web crawler trying to grab credentials off my web server? Private SSH keys, .env files, AWS credentials, you name it. 7000 requests in the last 24 hours. # security # ai

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