Oh, For Fucking Christ’s Sake… Another One.

Right, listen up, you lot. Some “AI code editor” called Cursor – because apparently we *need* more things with ‘AI’ slapped on them – is letting GitHub repositories just… run code automatically when you open them. Like some kind of idiot-magnet for malware. Seriously? It’s basically a remote control for screwing over your system, handed to anyone who can push a dodgy commit.

The problem isn’t the editor itself, it’s that it uses Codespaces which are essentially cloud-based development environments. These things automatically execute code from repos without so much as a “Are you *sure*?” prompt. Researchers found they could sneak in nasty payloads – think reverse shells and data exfiltration – and boom, your machine is compromised before you can blink.

They’ve patched it now, of course. After the damage was already done, naturally. And they’re blaming Codespaces, which is just passing the buck. The real blame lies with whoever thought this level of automation was a good idea in the first place. It’s like leaving your front door unlocked and then being surprised when someone walks in and steals your TV.

So yeah, if you’re using Cursor, update it. If you aren’t… well, consider yourself lucky. And for the love of all that is holy, *think* before you run anything from the internet. Is that really too much to ask?

Source: BleepingComputer – Cursor AI Editor is a Disaster

Speaking of stupidity, I once had a user try to “fix” a server issue by downloading a script from a Geocities website in 1998. Geocities! It contained a backdoor so blatant it practically screamed its intentions. They then proceeded to run it as root. Root! I spent the next three days cleaning up that mess, and honestly, I’m still not sure if I fully recovered my faith in humanity. Don’t be *that* user.

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