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Amazon AI coding agent hacked to inject data wiping commands

A hacker planted data wiping code in a version of Amazon's generative AI-powered assistant, the Q Developer Extension for ...
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Compromised Amazon Q extension told AI to delete everything – and it shipped

Malicious actor reportedly sought to expose AWS 'security theater' The official Amazon Q extension for Visual Studio Code (VS ...

Amazon's AI coding assistant exposed nearly 1 million users to potential system wipe

The attacker was able to inject unauthorized code into the assistant's open-source GitHub repository. This code included ...

Hacker slips malicious 'wiping' command into Amazon's Q AI coding assistant - and devs are worried

Had Q executed this, it would have erased local files and, under certain conditions, dismantled AWS cloud infrastructure.

Amazon Web Services launches Kiro for writing code with AI help

Amazon Web Services on Monday released Kiro, a program that allows developers to write code with help from artificial ...
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Amazon Q Security Breach Exposes Critical Flaws in AI Coding Assistants

A hacker injected system-wiping commands into Amazon's Q AI assistant, which were then publicly released, highlighting major ...
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VSCode Keeps Uninstalling Itself After Window Close? Here’s the Real Reason and Fix

VS Code suddenly uninstalling itself after closing windows and macOS? Discover the real cause, confirmed GitHub issues, and ...
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Stalkerware firm gets scooped by SQL-slinging security snoop

Also, Swiss ransomware posture looks like its cheese, the CVE Program wants YOU, more sus checks and more Infosec In Brief A security researcher looking at samples of stalkerware discovered an SQL ...