The Axios/npm Incident & Why AI Won’t Replace Devs
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The axios/npm incident shows why AI won’t replace developers This week’s axios/npm compromise might be one of the biggest security incidents we’ve seen this year. What’s interesting isn’t just the attack itself, it’s how simple the underlying issues usually are. Leaked tokens, secrets left in code, and trusting dependencies without really checking them. I saw a joke recently: “If you want a free API key, just search GitHub.” It’s funny, but it’s also not far from reality. We’re in this era of