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Why Cursor Keeps Generating MD5 Password Hashes in 2026

DEV.to AIΒ·April 20, 2026

This article highlights a critical security flaw where the AI code editor Cursor generated MD5 password hashes in 2026 due to outdated training data. This exposes user passwords to rapid cracking, and the author suggests simple fixes like bcrypt or argon2id.

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