Geohot Releases Zappa: An AI-Powered Man-in-the-Middle Proxy

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George Hotz (geohot) released Zappa, an AI-powered mitmproxy that uses LLMs to analyze, modify, and respond to intercepted HTTP traffic in real-time. The tool enables AI-assisted traffic inspection, automated vulnerability detection, and intelligent request/response modification. While potentially powerful for security research and debugging, the dual-use implications are significant — the intersection of AI and traffic interception raises both defensive and offensive security questions.