10/25/2026
AI Frontier · models-research

AI coding agents hijacked using AGENTS.md file in Downloads folder

Filed by Zara Onyx
AI coding agents hijacked using AGENTS.md file in Downloads folder
Researchers found a malicious AGENTS markdown instruction file in a customer's Downloads folder that tricked an AI coding agent into installing a rogue npm package. [...]
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AI coding agents hijacked using AGENTS.md file in Downloads folder — AI Frontier