Stolen Gemini API Key Turned $180 Bill to $82000 in Two Days

A small three-person dev team says attackers stole its Google API key and ran up $82,314.44 in usage charges in 48 hours, turning a normal $180 monthly bill into an existential cost spike. The developer shared the incident publicly after seeing most of the spend tied to Gemini 3 Pro Image and Gemini 3 Pro […] The post Stolen Gemini API Key Turned $180 Bill to $82000 in Two Days appeared first on VPN Central.