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 ...
TheSixthAxis

Is SteamOS ready to replace Windows? I installed it so you don’t have to

WIth the release of Steam Machine, there's now greater support for installing SteamOS to your own PC, but is it ready to ...
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.
Dark Reading

And the Winner in Dominant Malware Delivery? ClickFix

Researchers say the highly effective social engineering technique is no longer the exception for malware attacks — it's now the rule.
eWeek

Clean GitHub Repo Attack Exposes AI Coding Agent Risk

Mozilla 0DIN’s Claude Code demo shows how clean GitHub repos can expose AI coding agents to prompt injection, reverse shells, ...
Morning Overview on MSN

The FTC warns of fake CAPTCHA pop-ups that hijack your device when you “prove you’re human”

Anyone who has clicked through a website and been asked to confirm they are not a robot now faces a new risk. The Federal ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Linux fixed my oldest PC problems—and it has nothing to do with speed

Using Linux doesn't feel like an adversarial process.
cybernews

NPM receiving major security overhaul in July, but some security pros say it’s not enough

Installing a piece of code from NPM will no longer auto-run malware on the system, and won’t quietly pull malicious code from external repos unless the developer explicitly allows it. But this won’t ...
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 ...
International Business Times

Malicious GitHub Repositories Could Trick AI Coding Agents Into Running Hidden Malware, Researchers Warn

Researchers warn malicious GitHub repositories can trick AI coding agents into running hidden malware through trusted setup steps, risking developer systems and credentials. Google - Gemini A newly ...
thearabianpost

Opera adds clipboard shield against code traps

Opera has rolled out Paste Protect, a built-in browser defence designed to stop malicious clipboard commands before users can paste them into terminals, run boxes or other command-line tools. The ...