Vibecoded Malware Is Flooding the Internet (opens in new tab)

Vibe coding’s dark side, “vibe hacking,” is on the rise. Cybersecurity companies such as McAfee and Bitdefender have observed recent spikes in vibe-coded malware, also called “vibeware,” with telltale signs such as explanatory code comments or template placeholders akin to what vibe-coded apps contain. But just how challenging is it to stop the spread of bad vibes from these emerging cyberattacks?Researchers at the University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland found that malicious software crafted...