Vibe-Coded Spam Is Already Here: Tedium Documents the AI Email Spam Wave

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Tedium's investigation documents how vibe-coding tools have dramatically lowered the barrier to producing mass email spam — with one operator generating thousands of spam campaigns using AI coding agents with no programming background. The piece traces the first wave of vibe-coded spam infrastructure appearing in Q1 2026, showing that the same tools enabling indie builders are being weaponized for bulk unsolicited marketing. Garnering 107 HN points and 63 comments as builders grapple with the dark side of zero-barrier app creation.