{
  "id": 16578304,
  "title": "Malicious File in Downloads Folder Tries to Trick AI Coding Agent Into Installing Malware",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/malicious-file-in-downloads-folder-tries-to-trick-ai-coding-agent",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-26T06:03:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/malicious-file-in-downloads-folder.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A malicious instruction file sitting in a developer's Downloads folder tried to make their AI coding agent install a known-malicious npm package, security firm Forever Security said in a report published last week. The company caught the attempt on a real customer's machine and stopped the agent before any code ran. It could not determine how the file got into the folder. The file",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}