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Hacker Exposes Amazon Q Security Flaws Using Covert Code
A hacker recently injected code into Amazon Q in order to warn users of the platform’s potential security flaws. But the ...
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New Rules for AI Coding Assistants in Linux Kernel Development: A Proposal from Sasha Levin (NVIDIA)
Sasha Levin of NVIDIA proposed new guidelines (rules) for AI coding assistants like Claude and GitHub Copilot in Linux Kernel ...
Code syntax error prevented hacked AWS AI dev extension from running
AWS has published further details of an incident involving one of its artificial intelligence development tools, which saw an ...
How logic can help AI models tell more truth, according to AWS
Linking AI models to formal verification methods can correct LLM shortcomings such as false assertions. Amazon's Byron Cook explains the promise of automated reasoning.
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Hacker inserts destructive code in Amazon Q tool as update goes live
The incident highlights rising AI risks as malicious actors exploit powerful tools amid weak safeguards and oversight.
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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Hacker Sneaks Data-Deleting Prompt Into Amazon's AI Coding Tool
Amazon Web Services (AWS) faced a significant security issue involving its AI coding assistant, Q, when a malicious prompt ...
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AWS Took its Time Disclosing Security Flaw in AI Coding Tool
While artificial intelligence-powered coding is jet fuel for developer productivity, a string of incidents in recent months ...
Compromised Amazon Q extension told AI to delete everything – and it shipped
AWS is aware of and has addressed an issue in the Amazon Q Developer Extension for Visual Studio Code (VSC). Security ...