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Malicious Instruction File Targets AI Coding Agent via Downloads Folder
A malicious instruction file discovered in a developer's Downloads folder attempted to manipulate an AI coding agent into installing a known-malicious npm package. The security firm Forever Security detected and stopped the attempt on a real customer machine before any code executed. The origin of how the file entered the Downloads folder remains unconfirmed.
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