Tag: Malicious Actor
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The Register: Compromised Amazon Q extension told AI to delete everything – and it shipped
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/24/amazon_q_ai_prompt/ Source: The Register Title: Compromised Amazon Q extension told AI to delete everything – and it shipped Feedly Summary: Malicious actor reportedly sought to expose AWS ‘security theater’ The official Amazon Q extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) was compromised to include a prompt to wipe the user’s home directory and…