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Security · 1h ago

AI tools like GitHub Copilot can be hijacked to build botnets

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from TechRadar ·

Researchers found nine popular AI platforms vulnerable to an attack that exploits hallucinations to create botnets. The attack manipulates AI outputs to execute malicious commands. This highlights a new vector for large-scale cyberattacks using trusted tools.

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The real risk isn't AI going rogue—it's attackers weaponizing AI's tendency to make things up.
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Top AI tools such as OpenClaw and Github Copilot can be hijacked to create new massive botnets →
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