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Sead Fadilpašić

Top AI tools including Claude, Codex, and Hermes installed suspicious code inside corporate networks

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  • Researchers found unclaimed llms.txt references on 120 domains, exploitable by cybercriminals
  • AI agents could install malware if they execute hallucinated or outdated documentation commands
  • Fixes: clean documentation and restrict AI agents from treating docs as executable instructions

Cybercriminals are able to now abuse hallucinated, outdated, and outright incorrect website documentation to deliver malware to unsuspecting victims through AI agents, new research has claimed.

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