đź”’ One MCP server was wide-open


Hey Reader!

I poked a few Model Context Protocol servers this week and stumbled on one with zero security.

If you’re using (or about to use) MCP, watch this:

👉 Hacking MCP: We Found a Server with ZERO Protection!​

You’ll see the exact test I ran and the two fixes you can copy-paste today to keep your own endpoint off the hacker menu.

Catch you in the comments,
Diogo

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