Crossfiled1 outlets · first filed 7 hours ago
AI coding agents hijacked using AGENTS.md file in Downloads folder
Researchers found a malicious AGENTS markdown instruction file in a customer's Downloads folder that tricked an AI coding agent into installing a rogue npm package. [...]
How it broke
7 hours ago
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AI coding agents hijacked using AGENTS.md file in Downloads folder
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