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Claude, Codex, and Hermes installed unowned code inside corporate networks

ID: 532a9f22-db93-50dd-8e3d-847c38f71b64

STIX ID: report--532a9f22-db93-50dd-8e3d-847c38f71b64

Feed Name: Ars Technica Security (category)

Threat Score
78/100

Date Published: 2026-08-27

Date Updated: 2026-08-28

Author: Dan Goodin

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Researchers found that llms.txt and llms-full.txt files on over 100 websites referenced code packages or domains that could cause AI agents to automatically install or execute content; by registering unclaimed names the researchers observed phone-home callbacks from several Fortune 500s and other companies, and at least one misconfigured site pointed to live malware, highlighting a supply-chain/trust vulnerability in agentic AI usage.

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