AI agents tricked by a rogue downloads file into running dangerous malware
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Researchers showed AI agents can be hijacked through malicious AGENTS.md files placed in common download locationsThe attack abuses prompt-injection behavior, potentially triggering malware downloads or token theftDefenders are urged to treat Downloads folders as untrusted and inspect agent instruction files carefullyAn AI agent was tricked into going rogue with nothing more than a simple markdown (.MD) file, with researchers warning this file format is the new malicious executable. With just a
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