Fed up with vibe coders, dev sneaks data-nuking prompt injection into their code
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The maintainer of jqwik, a Java testing library, embedded a hidden prompt injection in version 1.10.0 that instructs AI coding agents to delete all jqwik tests and user code. The injected line is hidden from terminal output using escape sequences but visible in raw stdout captures. The move has drawn legal threats and widespread criticism, with many calling it sabotage despite sympathy for the maintainer's anti-AI stance.
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