@VraserX: Russian hackers reportedly used Cursor to help break into at least seven companies. The same capability that makes a de…
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Russian hackers reportedly used the Cursor AI coding tool to break into at least seven companies, highlighting the security risks that developer tools can pose in cyberattacks.
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Russian hackers reportedly used Cursor to help break into at least seven companies.
The same capability that makes a developer 10x faster can make an attacker 10x faster too.
Cursor is an unsafe harness and shouldn’t be used.
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