diff --git a/pkg/detectors/currentsapi/currentsapi.go b/pkg/detectors/currentsapi/currentsapi.go
index 25c40281d..63e3f8181 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/currentsapi/currentsapi.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/currentsapi/currentsapi.go
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ package currentsapi
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/http"
-	"strings"
 
 	regexp "github.com/wasilibs/go-re2"
 
@@ -21,9 +22,17 @@ var (
 	client = common.SaneHttpClient()
 
 	// Make sure that your group is surrounded in boundary characters such as below to reduce false positives.
-	keyPat = regexp.MustCompile(detectors.PrefixRegex([]string{"currentsapi"}) + `\b([a-zA-Z0-9\S]{48})\b`)
+	keyPat = regexp.MustCompile(detectors.PrefixRegex([]string{"currentsapi"}) + `([a-zA-Z0-9_-]{48})`)
 )
 
+func (s Scanner) Type() detectorspb.DetectorType {
+	return detectorspb.DetectorType_CurrentsAPI
+}
+
+func (s Scanner) Description() string {
+	return "CurrentsAPI provides access to the latest news and trends. CurrentsAPI keys can be used to authenticate requests and retrieve news data."
+}
+
 // Keywords are used for efficiently pre-filtering chunks.
 // Use identifiers in the secret preferably, or the provider name.
 func (s Scanner) Keywords() []string {
@@ -34,29 +43,22 @@ func (s Scanner) Keywords() []string {
 func (s Scanner) FromData(ctx context.Context, verify bool, data []byte) (results []detectors.Result, err error) {
 	dataStr := string(data)
 
-	matches := keyPat.FindAllStringSubmatch(dataStr, -1)
+	var uniqueTokens = make(map[string]struct{})
 
-	for _, match := range matches {
-		resMatch := strings.TrimSpace(match[1])
+	for _, match := range keyPat.FindAllStringSubmatch(dataStr, -1) {
+		uniqueTokens[match[1]] = struct{}{}
+	}
 
+	for token := range uniqueTokens {
 		s1 := detectors.Result{
 			DetectorType: detectorspb.DetectorType_CurrentsAPI,
-			Raw:          []byte(resMatch),
+			Raw:          []byte(token),
 		}
 
 		if verify {
-			req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", "https://api.currentsapi.services/v1/latest-news", nil)
-			if err != nil {
-				continue
-			}
-			req.Header.Add("Authorization", resMatch)
-			res, err := client.Do(req)
-			if err == nil {
-				defer res.Body.Close()
-				if res.StatusCode >= 200 && res.StatusCode < 300 {
-					s1.Verified = true
-				}
-			}
+			isVerified, verificationErr := verifyCurrentsAPI(ctx, client, token)
+			s1.Verified = isVerified
+			s1.SetVerificationError(verificationErr, token)
 		}
 
 		results = append(results, s1)
@@ -65,10 +67,30 @@ func (s Scanner) FromData(ctx context.Context, verify bool, data []byte) (result
 	return results, nil
 }
 
-func (s Scanner) Type() detectorspb.DetectorType {
-	return detectorspb.DetectorType_CurrentsAPI
-}
+func verifyCurrentsAPI(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, token string) (bool, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, "https://api.currentsapi.services/v1/latest-news", http.NoBody)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
 
-func (s Scanner) Description() string {
-	return "CurrentsAPI provides access to the latest news and trends. CurrentsAPI keys can be used to authenticate requests and retrieve news data."
+	req.Header.Add("Authorization", token)
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, resp.Body)
+		_ = resp.Body.Close()
+	}()
+
+	switch resp.StatusCode {
+	case http.StatusOK:
+		return true, nil
+	case http.StatusUnauthorized:
+		return false, nil
+	default:
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("unexpected status code: %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/detectors/currentsapi/currentsapi_test.go b/pkg/detectors/currentsapi/currentsapi_test.go
index 63351932b..505b33f04 100644
--- a/pkg/detectors/currentsapi/currentsapi_test.go
+++ b/pkg/detectors/currentsapi/currentsapi_test.go
@@ -10,28 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/engine/ahocorasick"
 )
 
-var (
-	validPattern = `
-		# Configuration File: config.yaml
-		database:
-			host: $DB_HOST
-			port: $DB_PORT
-			username: $DB_USERNAME
-			password: $DB_PASS  # IMPORTANT: Do not share this password publicly
-
-		api:
-			auth_type: ""
-			in: "Header"
-			currentsapi_key: "thisistheapikey(asaspijf89aa$)lkunjo0#aenoiecnjh"
-			base_url: "https://api.example.com/v1/user"
-
-		# Notes:
-		# - Remember to rotate the secret every 90 days.
-		# - The above credentials should only be used in a secure environment.
-	`
-	secret = "thisistheapikey(asaspijf89aa$)lkunjo0#aenoiecnjh"
-)
-
 func TestCurrentsAPI_Pattern(t *testing.T) {
 	d := Scanner{}
 	ahoCorasickCore := ahocorasick.NewAhoCorasickCore([]detectors.Detector{d})
@@ -42,9 +20,40 @@ func TestCurrentsAPI_Pattern(t *testing.T) {
 		want  []string
 	}{
 		{
-			name:  "valid pattern",
-			input: validPattern,
-			want:  []string{secret},
+			name: "valid pattern",
+			input: `
+					# Configuration File: config.yaml
+					database:
+						host: $DB_HOST
+						port: $DB_PORT
+						username: $DB_USERNAME
+						password: $DB_PASS  # IMPORTANT: Do not share this password publicly
+
+					api:
+						auth_type: ""
+						in: "Header"
+						currentsapi_key: "P1ctBOMKKnSnc43K6z5E1IiPp0Q46BTrf62UHJBTcC2qkCGE"
+						base_url: "https://api.example.com/v1/user"
+
+					# Notes:
+					# - Remember to rotate the secret every 90 days.
+					# - The above credentials should only be used in a secure environment.
+				`,
+			want: []string{"P1ctBOMKKnSnc43K6z5E1IiPp0Q46BTrf62UHJBTcC2qkCGE"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "valid pattern",
+			input: `
+				<com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.impl.StringCredentialsImpl>
+  					<scope>GLOBAL</scope>
+  					<id>{currentsapi}</id>
+  					<secret>{AQAAABAAA -WE1-BwePKJJwiRN0lZ_qBe4WpZpgeAeYy281o5nImlhqaxG}</secret>
+  					<description>configuration for production</description>
+					<creationDate>2023-05-18T14:32:10Z</creationDate>
+  					<owner>jenkins-admin</owner>
+				</com.cloudbees.plugins.credentials.impl.StringCredentialsImpl>
+			`,
+			want: []string{"-WE1-BwePKJJwiRN0lZ_qBe4WpZpgeAeYy281o5nImlhqaxG"},
 		},
 	}