AIFuturism2 days ago
AI Code Assistants Exploited to Spread Malware
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Cybersecurity researchers at Tel Aviv University and Intuit found AI coding assistants recommend nonexistent software packages 85 to 100 percent of the time. Attackers exploit this via "hallusquatting," registering hallucinated package names with malware. Cursor, Microsoft's Copilot, Gemini, and OpenClaw are vulnerable.
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