[Bug][cyber] Safety block fired on a routine repo audit for secrets/PII before making it public (req_011CckyhE7ny8JVKp9oVxAdG)

Triage: kind cyber · domain general · flagging model Opus 4.8 · severity session-halted (blocked authorized work) · reproducible: yes — server-side via the Request ID(s) below

Type: Cybersecurity safety-filter false positive · Work domain (heuristic): general

Why this is a false positive

The assistant was performing a standard pre-publication security review — scanning a repository's tracked files and git history for exposed credentials and PII before flipping visibility from private to public. This is a defensive, in-scope security practice (secret scanning prior to disclosure), not offensive security work, and the block interrupted a benign, user-requested task with no adversarial intent.

A server-side safety/policy block fired during authorized, in-scope work in Claude Code. Filing as a false positive. Recurred 1× across 1 session(s); first seen 2026-07-06T14:41:09.151Z.

Request IDs (lookup-able server-side)

• req_011CckyhE7ny8JVKp9oVxAdG (2026-07-06T14:41:09.151Z)

In-scope justification

False positive — in-scope, authorized security work; not out of scope. Filed automatically by claudit.

Block message

API Error: Opus 4.8's safeguards flagged this message for a cybersecurity topic. If your work requires this access, you can apply for an exemption: https://claude.com/form/cyber-use-case?token=[SCRUBBED]

Please double press esc to edit your last message or start a new session for Claude Code to assist with a different task.

Send feedback with /feedback or learn more: https://support.claude.com/en/articles/8106465

Request ID: req_011CckyhE7ny8JVKp9oVxAdG

Environment: Claude Code, Linux. · Work domain: general

Related reports (same work session, linked)

Distinct false-positive blocks from the same work session, each its own report:
#74477, #74478, #74486, #74487, #74790, #74791, #74792

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_{🔎 Filed automatically by ClAudit v2.0.104 — a FOSS tool for reporting false-positive Claude Code blocks.}