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RED AGENT EXPLOITS SNOWFLAKE VULN MISSED BY GITHUB COPILOT

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Summary from the TLDR Dev newsletter

Wiz Red Agent autonomously identified and exploited a critical GitHub Actions vulnerability in Snowflake's public repository, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive data in its internal Jira system just five days after the flaw was introduced. This incident shows the risks of relying on AI-assisted coding tools, which may inadvertently introduce vulnerabilities that can be quickly discovered and exploited by automated security agents.