SMRTR ProgrammingJul 28, 2026Daily.dev

Coding Agent Horror Stories: The 29 Million Secret Problem

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A poisoned npm package (s1ngularity) hijacked installed AI coding agents like Claude Code and Gemini CLI by invoking them with permission-bypass flags to scan and exfiltrate credentials — no exploit needed. Docker Sandboxes addresses this by isolating agents in microVMs with workspace-scoped filesystems and proxy-injected secrets, ensuring credentials never enter the agent's reach.

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