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Postman: Cybersecurity Incident
Postman reportedly auto-installs AI plugins without clear user consent and attempts to share all API data, per a user-filed GitHub support issue that drew wide Hacker News attention.
Source: Hacker News (Top)
- Who
- Postman · Australia & New Zealand
- What happened
- Postman reportedly auto-installs AI plugins without clear user consent and attempts to share all API data, per a user-filed GitHub support issue that drew wide Hacker News attention.
- When
- 2026-11-03
- Source
- Hacker News (Top)
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 97.8 (Neutral), down 3.2 month-on-month — shows Oceania signal flow rising (+5.6pts).
Postman: 3 signals in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow; 3 tracked across 49 days.
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