GitHub automatically sent an email the moment a token with admin:enterprise and delete_repo scopes was created — a defensive UX pattern most platforms skip entirely. The alert arrives at the point of creation, not after misuse, giving the account holder a chance to revoke before damage is done. Any platform that issues credentials should mirror this: notify on the creation of high-privilege tokens, not only on suspicious activity.
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