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Claude Malware Attack: Malicious Download Link Leads to Poisoned SKILL.md
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pammyfromthesticks mander.xyz pammyfromthesticks@mander.xyz
Joined: 2026-05-11
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Cross posted from https://lemmy.world/post/51294844

A user reportedly got infected after following a download link provided by Claude.
After wiping the laptop, they found a malicious SKILL.md that could potentially reinfect the system through Claude Code and steal credentials.
A worrying look at how AI agents can become a new malware and supply-chain attack surface.

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Alexstarfire lemmy.world Alexstarfire@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-06
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Too many people turn off their brain when using Ai. They downloaded a random file and got infected. Yea, big fucking surprise.

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