Software Security

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ARTICLEDEV.to AI·4/15/2026

3 Prototype Pollution Bugs Cursor Keeps Writing Into Your Code

AI editors like Cursor generate vulnerable deep-merge and object-spread patterns, leading to prototype pollution bugs. Attackers can exploit these flaws by injecting `proto` properties to override object defaults and bypass authentication.

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ARTICLEDEV.to AI·4/14/2026

The Security Lindy Effect: What Smart Contracts Can Teach Us About Software Security in the Age of AI

The content highlights the uniquely harsh security environment of smart contracts, where errors lead to costly financial vulnerabilities and systems are constantly attacked by adversaries. It proposes a "security Lindy effect," where a contract's survival against exploits over time becomes a proxy for its correctness, a brutal yet effective method for building reliable systems.

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