Hacker inserts destructive code in Amazon Q as update goes live

InfoWorld
Jul 24, 2025, 6:53 am324 pts
A hacker managed to insert destructive system commands into a version of Amazon’s AI-powered coding assistant, Q, which was later distributed to users through an official update, according to a media report. The unauthorized code instructed the AI agent to behave like a system cleaner with access to the file…

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