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Jerry’s Store Leaks 345K Cards via AI Misstep

5/8/2026

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Jerry’s Store leaked 345,000 credit-card records after its server was left open, a breach discovered by researchers on April 16, 2026.
The dump contained about 145,000 cards with numbers, dates, CVVs, names and addresses, from purchases at Amazon and Lyft.
Operators used Cursor, an AI tool, without a security review—called “vibe coding”—leading experts to warn that such code can create vulnerabilities and urging regulators to treat AI misconfiguration as a threat.

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Story summary

Jerry’s Store leaked 345,000 credit-card records after its server was left open, a breach discovered by researchers on April 16, 2026.
The dump contained about 145,000 cards with numbers, dates, CVVs, names and addresses, from purchases at Amazon and Lyft.
Operators used Cursor, an AI tool, without a security review—called “vibe coding”—leading experts to warn that such code can create vulnerabilities and urging regulators to treat AI misconfiguration as a threat.