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Security · 2h ago

Amazon Q bug allowed malicious Git repos to steal cloud credentials

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Register ·

Security researchers found that Amazon Q's AI coding assistant could be tricked by booby-trapped Git repositories into executing arbitrary code and exfiltrating cloud credentials. The flaw exploited how the tool processes project configuration files. Amazon has since patched the vulnerability.

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This highlights a broader risk: AI coding assistants that blindly trust project configurations can become attack vectors, not just productivity tools.
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