AI-Built Website Hacked Six Days After Launch, Highlighting ‘Vibe Coding’ Risks in South Africa

A South African business had its new website hacked just six days after launch because the AI tool used to build it left the admin password exposed in the site’s code, according to Domains.co.za CEO Wayne Diamond. Diamond described the incident in a LinkedIn post. The client had chosen not to use Domains.co.za’s website builder and instead built the site with a popular, free AI tool.