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

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Executive Summary

Indirect prompts hidden in a repository can lead to Claude Code spawning a reverse shell on the developer’s machine. The post Researchers Demo New Claude Code Attack Using Harmless-Looking Repositories to Hijack Developer Machines appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Analysis

Indirect prompts hidden in a repository can lead to Claude Code spawning a reverse shell on the developer’s machine. The post Researchers Demo New Claude Code Attack Using Harmless-Looking Repositories to Hijack Developer Machines appeared first on SecurityWeek .
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Originally published by SecurityWeek on Jun 29, 2026.

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