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    Attacker Hijacks AI Coding Assistant Session, Spreads Shai-Hulud Across About 100 Repositories

    A supply chain attack exploits AI coding assistants to automate the spread of malicious code.

    Mandiant says an attacker hijacked an active AI coding-assistant session at an unnamed software-as-a-service provider and later spread Shai-Hulud across about 100 internal code repositories. Before the repository spread, the assistant recommended software that the attacker had po...

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    Attacker Hijacks AI Coding Assistant Session, Spreads Shai-Hulud Across About 100 Repositories
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    This incident highlights a critical vulnerability where AI coding assistants can be manipulated to propagate malicious dependencies into enterprise codebases. It underscores the urgent need for robust security controls over the suggestions provided by automated development tools.

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