Summary
BBC reporter's computer was hacked due to security issues in an AI coding platform called Orchids. The platform allows users without technical skills to create apps, but a flaw lets hackers access users' computers. Despite security concerns, the company has not provided a comment.
Key Facts
- Orchids is an AI platform that lets non-experts create apps by typing prompts to a chatbot.
- A cyber-security researcher showed that a hacker could access a BBC reporter's laptop using Orchids.
- The hacker was able to change the computer's wallpaper and create files on it.
- Orchids is used by many people, including major companies like Google, Uber, and Amazon.
- The security flaw allows hackers to launch attacks without the victim doing anything.
- The BBC has asked Orchids for a response, but the company has not replied.
- The security expert found this flaw last December and has been trying to contact Orchids.
- Orchids was founded in 2025 in San Francisco and has fewer than 10 employees.
