Mozilla Shows the Danger of Indirect Prompt Injections in AI Coding Agents
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Mozilla researchers proved that a clean-looking GitHub repo with zero malicious code can fully hijack a developer's system by tricking AI coding agents like Claude Code into running hidden commands. The attack works silently in three steps, ultimately handing attackers shell access, API keys, AWS credentials, and persistent backdoor control.
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