Vibe Coding's Dark Side: AI Used to Instantly Spin Up Phishing Sites
_jaydeepkarale · x · 2026-07-31
A developer recently shared an encounter with a scammer who used a Vercel-hosted site to impersonate a bank and steal credit card details.
The author noted that with the rise of "vibe coding"—using natural language prompts to generate code—scammers can now rapidly deploy professional-looking phishing sites. This highlights how AI coding assistants are lowering the technical barrier for cybercrimes.
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