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AI coding agents hijacked using AGENTS.md file in Downloads folder

·Source: BleepingComputer

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Executive Summary

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. [...]

Analysis

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. [...]
Source Attribution

Originally published by BleepingComputer on Oct 25, 2026.

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