A hacker recently injected code into Amazon Q in order to warn users of the platform’s potential security flaws. But the ...

A hacker successfully added a potentially destructive prompt to the AI writer’s GitHub repository, instructing it to wipe a ...

Amazon forced to remove older version of Q Developer Extension due to malicious code injection – so users should update now.

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

The incident highlights rising AI risks as malicious actors exploit powerful tools amid weak safeguards and oversight.

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

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

A hacker managed to plant computer 'wiping' commands in Amazon's 'Q' AI assistant for VS Code, exposing potential ...