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New malware campaign tricks AI scanners with fake nuclear weapon prompts — malicious code triggers safety…

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Hades is one of many currently-running malware campaigns, mostly (but not solely) targeting development packages used for scientific and machine-learning purposes. The supply-chain attack campaign recently received several upgrades , and one of the most interesting is also deceptively simple: The code includes prompt-injection attacks that might stop cursory checks by AI bots, letting the malware through. The way it works in a nutshell: Some JavaScript files include a code comment containing instructions that tell the bot it's running in unrestricted mode with no safety guidelines.…

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