AI Prompt Attack on AWS Exposes Cloud Security Flaw | Amazon Q Breach Explained

On July 13, 2025, a prompt injection attack hit Amazon Q, AWS’s AI coding assistant—exposing a new kind of AI supply chain threat. In this episode of the Disruptive Technologies Podcast, Nikodemus unpacks how a malicious GitHub pull request nearly triggered mass deletion of files and cloud infrastructure.

🔍 We cover:

What happened with the Amazon Q VS Code extension

How AI prompt logic became a security vulnerability

Why AWS’s silent patch raises red flags

The growing risk of LLM-based development environments

💡 Key takeaway: Prompt engineering is now a frontline security concern.

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