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The latest BleepingComputer news, : Forever Security reports agents.md file hijacks Claude Code and Codex.
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Forever Security reports agents.md file hijacks Claude Code and Codex
An attack was reported in which a single text file named AGENTS.md placed in a user’s Downloads folder can cause AI coding tools to rewrite their own settings. According to international security media outlets…
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Researchers show AI coding agents can be hijacked via malicious agents.md files
Researchers at Forever Security discovered a security vulnerability where AI coding agents can be manipulated by malicious instruction files. They found a rogue AGENTS.md file in a customer's Downloads folder that…
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As of 31 October 2026: Forever Security reports agents.md file hijacks Claude Code and Codex. An attack was reported in which a single text file named AGENTS.md placed in a user’s Downloads folder can cause AI coding tools to rewrite their own settings.