diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/analyzers/github/github.go b/pkg/analyzer/analyzers/github/github.go
index e84d958fd76c..6c50e990fd0a 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/analyzers/github/github.go
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/analyzers/github/github.go
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ func secretInfoToUserBindings(info *common.SecretInfo) []analyzers.Binding {
 }
 
 func userToResource(user *gh.User) *analyzers.Resource {
-	name := *user.Login
+	name := user.GetLogin()
 	return &analyzers.Resource{
 		Name:               name,
 		FullyQualifiedName: fmt.Sprintf("github.com/%s", name),
-		Type:               strings.ToLower(*user.Type), // "user" or "organization"
+		Type:               strings.ToLower(user.GetType()), // "user" or "organization"
 	}
 }
 
@@ -114,9 +114,14 @@ func secretInfoToRepoBindings(info *common.SecretInfo) []analyzers.Binding {
 	}
 	var bindings []analyzers.Binding
 	for _, repo := range repos {
+		// A repo without an owner cannot be attributed; skip it rather than
+		// producing a corrupt parent resource with empty name/FQN.
+		if repo.GetOwner() == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 		resource := analyzers.Resource{
-			Name:               *repo.Name,
-			FullyQualifiedName: fmt.Sprintf("github.com/%s", *repo.FullName),
+			Name:               repo.GetName(),
+			FullyQualifiedName: fmt.Sprintf("github.com/%s", repo.GetFullName()),
 			Type:               "repository",
 			Parent:             userToResource(repo.Owner),
 		}
@@ -128,11 +133,17 @@ func secretInfoToRepoBindings(info *common.SecretInfo) []analyzers.Binding {
 func secretInfoToGistBindings(info *common.SecretInfo) []analyzers.Binding {
 	var bindings []analyzers.Binding
 	for _, gist := range info.Gists {
+		// A gist without an owner cannot be attributed to a user, so we cannot
+		// build a meaningful resource or FQN for it. Skip it rather than
+		// producing silently corrupt output (e.g. "gist.github.com//id").
+		if gist.GetOwner() == nil {
+			continue
+		}
 		resource := analyzers.Resource{
-			Name:               *gist.Description,
-			FullyQualifiedName: fmt.Sprintf("gist.github.com/%s/%s", *gist.Owner.Login, *gist.ID),
+			Name:               gist.GetDescription(),
+			FullyQualifiedName: fmt.Sprintf("gist.github.com/%s/%s", gist.GetOwner().GetLogin(), gist.GetID()),
 			Type:               "gist",
-			Parent:             userToResource(gist.Owner),
+			Parent:             userToResource(gist.GetOwner()),
 		}
 		bindings = append(bindings, analyzers.BindAllPermissions(resource, info.Metadata.OauthScopes...)...)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/analyzers/github/github_test.go b/pkg/analyzer/analyzers/github/github_test.go
index a3b9a9ee2e90..3d63ae848bd0 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/analyzers/github/github_test.go
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/analyzers/github/github_test.go
@@ -6,11 +6,95 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	gh "github.com/google/go-github/v67/github"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/analyzer/analyzers"
+	githubcommon "github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/analyzer/analyzers/github/common"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/common"
 	"github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/v3/pkg/context"
 )
 
+func strPtr(s string) *string { return &s }
+
+func makeOwner(login, userType string) *gh.User {
+	return &gh.User{Login: &login, Type: &userType}
+}
+
+// TestSecretInfoToGistBindings exercises nil-field edge cases that caused a
+// production panic (nil Description and nil Owner from the GitHub API).
+func TestSecretInfoToGistBindings(t *testing.T) {
+	owner := makeOwner("truffle-sandbox", "User")
+	scope := []analyzers.Permission{{Value: "gist"}}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		gists     []*gh.Gist
+		wantLen   int
+		wantFQNs  []string
+		wantNames []string // parallel to wantFQNs; checked unconditionally (including empty string)
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "nil description produces empty name, gist is still included",
+			gists: []*gh.Gist{
+				{ID: strPtr("abc123"), Description: nil, Owner: owner},
+			},
+			wantLen:   1,
+			wantFQNs:  []string{"gist.github.com/truffle-sandbox/abc123"},
+			wantNames: []string{""},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "nil owner: gist is skipped entirely",
+			gists: []*gh.Gist{
+				{ID: strPtr("abc123"), Description: strPtr("my gist"), Owner: nil},
+			},
+			wantLen: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "mix of valid and nil-owner gists: only valid gist is included",
+			gists: []*gh.Gist{
+				{ID: strPtr("abc123"), Description: strPtr("valid gist"), Owner: owner},
+				{ID: strPtr("def456"), Description: strPtr("no owner"), Owner: nil},
+			},
+			wantLen:   1,
+			wantFQNs:  []string{"gist.github.com/truffle-sandbox/abc123"},
+			wantNames: []string{"valid gist"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:    "empty gist list: no bindings",
+			gists:   nil,
+			wantLen: 0,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			info := &githubcommon.SecretInfo{
+				Metadata: &githubcommon.TokenMetadata{OauthScopes: scope},
+				Gists:    tt.gists,
+			}
+			got := secretInfoToGistBindings(info)
+			if len(got) != tt.wantLen {
+				t.Errorf("got %d bindings, want %d", len(got), tt.wantLen)
+			}
+			for i, fqn := range tt.wantFQNs {
+				if i >= len(got) {
+					break
+				}
+				if got[i].Resource.FullyQualifiedName != fqn {
+					t.Errorf("binding[%d].FullyQualifiedName = %q, want %q", i, got[i].Resource.FullyQualifiedName, fqn)
+				}
+			}
+			for i, name := range tt.wantNames {
+				if i >= len(got) {
+					break
+				}
+				if got[i].Resource.Name != name {
+					t.Errorf("binding[%d].Name = %q, want %q", i, got[i].Resource.Name, name)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAnalyzer_Analyze(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*5)
 	defer cancel()