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Interview candidate commits GCP credentials to code, racks up $78k in charges
- toomuchtodo 5y agoWas this not caught by Github's Secret Scanning Partner Program? Google Cloud is a partner. https://docs.github.com/en/developers/overview/secret-scanning-partner-program https://docs.github.com/en/developers/overview/secret-scanni... https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/secret-scanning/about-secret-scanning https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/secret-scanning/abo... (Control-F "Google cloud")
- mensetmanusman 5y agoWow. I wonder if you should just reincorporate and have the dead business declare bankruptcy.
- notyourday 5y agoI bet Google is going to lock your other accounts should you do that in future regardless of the bankruptcy protection while doing "It is our advanced AI, we know nuffing" hand wave
- Jxl180 5y agoGoogle gave them a $99.9k credit.
- stevage 5y agoLater in the thread they report that the fees were credited back.
- TonyBagODonuts 5y agoDid he not know this was a possibility? We hear about something like this or aws or whatever like once a month. I get that he didn't intend for it to happen but if you let someone and facilitate the action aren't you at least partially to blame?
- tqkxzugoaupvwqr 5y agoJust yesterday I read a thread from nine months ago where someone received a surprise bill from Google because Google Cloud Computing lifts limits automatically. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25372336 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25372336
- defaultprimate 5y agolol giving Owner access to interviewees