GitBook, a documentation platform widely used by crypto projects, disclosed a highly targeted attack using AI agents that gave an attacker unauthorized access to some infrastructure credentials from 7 p.m. Central European Time on November 2. Potentially exposed data includes API tokens, integration secrets and questions submitted to its AI assistant, though the company says it found no evidence that hosted content was modified. GitBook revoked personal API tokens and urged customers to replace connected credentials. PancakeSwap temporarily took its documentation offline, saying its own systems were not compromised, before moving it to infrastructure under its control. By Tuesday afternoon, GitBook said its app, API and published documentation were accessible again.
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