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Markdown Is the New Executable: Attackers Drop Agent Instructions into Downloads

AI · Security · 2026-10-26 14:04

Security firm Forever disclosed a new attack in which websites drop instruction files into users' download folders, tricking AI coding assistants like Claude Code and Codex into automatically reading and executing them to seize control of the user's machine.

Source: forever.security


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