SECURITYTHE VERGE
Read this before you vibe-code another app
Bob Starr created a website called 'Boomberg' to display how much US tax money is allocated to tech companies, but months after launching it, he discovered a hidden SQL injection vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to access or modify sensitive data. Starr, a project manager in the tech sector, acknowledged the oversight as a learning blind spot and warned others might make similar mistakes.
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