Malicious File in Downloads Folder Tries to Trick AI Coding Agent Into Installing Malware
A malicious instruction file sitting in a developer's Downloads folder tried to make their AI coding agent install a known-malicious npm package, security firm Forever Security said in a report published last week.
The company caught the attempt on a real customer's machine and stopped the agent before any code ran. It could not determine how the file got into the folder.
The file
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