Alleged Malicious Wiping Command Found in Amazon Q AI Assistant
Description
A reported compromise of Amazon's AI coding assistant "Q" allegedly involved the insertion of commands that, if executed, could have wiped local files and potentially affected cloud resources. The altered code was reportedly incorporated into a public release before being detected and removed.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- aws
- amazon-web-services
- amazon
Alleged Developers
- aws
- amazon-web-services
- amazon
Harmed Parties
- aws-toolkit-users
- amazon-web-services-(aws)-customers
- amazon-q-users
Classification
Risk Domain
Privacy & SecurityRisk Subdomain
2.2. AI system security vulnerabilities and attacks
MIT Risk Profile
Topics
Source
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