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r/devops · u/DCGMechanics · 3w ago

How are you securing AI-generated / “vibe-coded” internal apps built by non-dev teams?

I work as a DevOps engineer at an AI startup, and we are running into a new problem. With tools like Cursor and Claude Code, more people across the company are building small internal apps on their own — not just develop…

r/cybersecurity · u/SushanX · May 1, 2026

The Password Was 123456. It Protected 64 Million People.

McDonald's hiring platform, McHire (built by Paradox.ai), was secured using a test account with the credentials 123456:123456. It was connected to the live production system and left active since 2019. Did a small 6-min …

r/sysadmin · u/Less-Philosophy-1978 · 2w ago

Anyone else getting flooded with “AI-built internal app” requests lately?

We had a situation this week where someone from another department scheduled time with IT because they wanted us to “move their app into production.” At first I assumed it was a normal internal tool request. Nope. They h…

Hacker News · u/dabockster · Mar 24, 2026

Tell HN: Llamacpp now supports unified system RAM offloading on Linux

I'm a big fan of on-device AI inference for a million reasons, especially its potential to significantly reduce or even potentially eliminate the need for massive AI data center projects in the United States. But so far,…

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Hacker News · u/sai18 · 3w ago

Show HN: Agentic interface for mainframes and COBOL

Hi HN, we’re Sai and Aayush, and we’re building Hypercubic (https://www.hypercubic.ai/), bringing AI tools to the mainframe and COBOL world. (We did a Launch HN last year: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45877517.) …

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techcrunch.com › 2026 › 06 › …

Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access | TechCrunch

Security researcher Jane Wong said her Instagram account was also taken over. “The password got changed without my knowledge and I was getting different password reset attempts throughout yesterday,” said Wong. “Quite concerning.” A video posted on X showed the step-by-step process to hack someone’… …

Jun 1, 2026 · Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
techcrunch.com › 2026 › 05 › …

AI evaluation startup Braintrust confirms breach, tells every customer to rotate sensitive keys | TechCrunch

… Braintrust disclosed the security incident on its website on Tuesday. “The incident has been contained, and in the meantime, we’ve locked down the compromised account, audited and restricted access across related systems, and rotated internal secrets.” The company said the cause of the breach is un… …

May 6, 2026 · Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai