{"slug": "new-42crunch-plugin-helps-developers-find-and-fix-api-vulnerabilities-in-github", "title": "New 42Crunch plugin helps developers find and fix API vulnerabilities in GitHub Copilot", "summary": "42Crunch released an API Security Testing Plugin for GitHub Copilot that lets developers find and fix API vulnerabilities within AI-assisted workflows. The plugin addresses growing API security challenges exacerbated by AI's reliance on APIs.", "body_md": "42Crunch has announced the availability of the 42Crunch API Security Testing Plugin for GitHub Copilot. This latest advance enables developers to continuously audit, test, remediate and validate API security vulnerabilities directly within AI-assisted development workflows. Organizations are struggling to secure their growing API landscape in the face of increasing attacks, with AI’s heavy reliance on APIs compounding this problem. Consequently, one of the key areas of attention for security and engineering teams is the security … [More ](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/18/42crunch-api-security-testing-plugin-for-github-copilot/)\n\nThe post [New 42Crunch plugin helps developers find and fix API vulnerabilities in GitHub Copilot](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/18/42crunch-api-security-testing-plugin-for-github-copilot/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/new-42crunch-plugin-helps-developers-find-and-fix-api-vulnerabilities-in-github", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/18/42crunch-api-security-testing-plugin-for-github-copilot/", "published_at": "2026-06-18 07:44:54+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-18 07:53:57.494640+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "ai-safety", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["42Crunch", "GitHub Copilot"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/new-42crunch-plugin-helps-developers-find-and-fix-api-vulnerabilities-in-github", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/new-42crunch-plugin-helps-developers-find-and-fix-api-vulnerabilities-in-github.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/new-42crunch-plugin-helps-developers-find-and-fix-api-vulnerabilities-in-github.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/new-42crunch-plugin-helps-developers-find-and-fix-api-vulnerabilities-in-github.jsonld"}}