"Vibe-coding"—building apps quickly with AI assistance—is getting popular. But The Verge reports a cautionary tale: developer Bob Starr built "Boomberg," a site tracking U-S tax spending on tech companies, entirely through AI-assisted coding. He launched it right away. Months later, he found a critical SQL injection vulnerability hiding in the code. The kind of flaw that could've exposed the entire site to attack. The takeaway: AI can write code fast, but it doesn't write secure code automatically. If you're using vibe-coding, real security review is essential—not just speed.

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