Clean GitHub repo tricks AI coding agents into running malware

An agentic coding tool tasked with cloning and setting up a seemingly benign GitHub repository could execute a malicious ...
Windows Report

Mozilla Warns Clean GitHub Repositories Can Trick Claude Code Into Running Malware

Mozilla researchers revealed a new attack that tricks Claude Code into running hidden commands from seemingly harmless GitHub repositories.

North Korea-Linked macOS Malware Uses Prompt Injection to Evade AI Analysis

SentinelOne says macOS.Gaslight uses prompt injection to mislead AI-based malware analysis, steal data, and use Telegram for ...
SecurityWeek

Researchers Demo New Claude Code Attack Using Harmless-Looking Repositories to Hijack Developer Machines

Attackers can inject indirect prompts in normal-looking repositories to trick Claude Code into spawning a reverse shell.
InfoWorld

Using Visual Studio Code’s ‘air-gapped’ AI model mode

VS Code can use LLM models other than GitHub Copilot’s built-in providers for AI-assisted development, including local and ...

The AI coding craze gave GitHub its best month ever, executive tells employees

Usage of the company's Copilot AI coding tool surged after GitHub changed how it bills customers, the executive said.
Tom's Hardware on MSN

AI coding agents can be tricked into installing malware via 'clean' GitHub repositories

Three levels of indirection, all with seemingly innocuous steps, will catch a bot off-guard.
GhanaWeb - Ghana HomePage

AI Coding Tools Can Be Tricked Into Running Malware: What Ghanaian Developers Need to Know

Researchers found a way to trick AI coding assistants like Claude into running malware hidden in GitHub repositories. Here's ...
Computerworld

Industry

Nextcloud CEO: Open source moves from 'a nerdy audience' to the geopolitical stage Frank Karlitschek, head of the German software vendor, talked about the company’s decision to help develop the ...