Link to video of the hacking: https://x.com/Paul_Reviews/status/2044723123287666921
And this is government software handling sensitive information. I thought people were required to have higher qualifications and good security knowledge to develop software there, we are cooked if this is the norm.
Governments are the biggest pushes of AI, this was probably vibe coded.
Well, im glad its opensource
Half-expecting it to become closed source 'to prevent people from hacking it so easily' as a result of the embarrassment of this sort of thing.
Apparently respecting highest privacy standards doesn’t have anything to do with cybersecurity standards.
A shiny new bucket doesn’t leak, but the lid can’t be locked so anyone with two hands should be able to open it up and see what’s inside. Sure, it’s private, but not secure.
Step 1: open source a broken software that was vibe coded in 5 min
Step 2: wait for the internet to fix it
Step 3: profit
I wish I could say I was surprised
Everyone knew this was coming. The German state can't produce quality software.
Oh, they definitely can. But one can choose to accidentally make programming mistakes
Looking at AusweisApp2, just works.
And, is there already a 1.0 release of the new App or is this still pre release?
Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.
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