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4,000 developer machines compromised ยท When your AI tool silently installs another AI tool https://ilo.im/16b5pa
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#PromptInjection #GitHub #Cline #OpenClaw #Npm #AI #Security #WebDev #Frontend #Backend
A GitHub Issue Title Compromised 4,000 Developer Machines
A prompt injection in a GitHub issue triggered a chain reaction that ended with 4,000 developers getting OpenClaw installed without consent. The attack composes well-understood vulnerabilities into something new: one AI tool bootstrapping another.