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[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 140 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (2 children)

vibe code go brrrrrrr

EDIT: wow it's far worse, it was a single contractor that decided that his convenience was above any and all security recommendations ever written. Pure. Genius!

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 hours ago

Contractor, eh?

How much do you wanna bet he has close personal ties to the trump family and zero cybersecurity experience?

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 47 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Leaving passwords in plaintext has zero to do with “vibe coding”

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 56 points 6 hours ago

It definitely can if an LLM did it.

[–] demonsword@lemmy.world 18 points 6 hours ago

yeah, and this is why I edited my original post after reading the article.