Chatbots · February 2026Gaffe level: Blunder
AI-built app on Lovable exposed 18K users, researcher claims
A vibe-coded app showcased on Lovable's Discover page shipped with 16 vulnerabilities, six of them critical, exposing 18,697 users' data, including 4,500+ students, because the AI-generated auth logic literally blocked the people it should allow and allowed the people it should block. When the researcher reported it, support closed his ticket without a word.
Source: The Register
The Diabetes Patients Hacking Together Their Own Bionic Pancreas.
Frustrated by waiting, diabetes patients built their own DIY artificial pancreas systems, tuning them to their bodies. Patient ingenuity at its best: people refusing to sit still while the perfect product was still in a lab.
Source: Wired