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title: "In-the-Wild Attack Abuses AI Agents' Trust in Markdown"
date: 2026-10-26
source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6adfcb4875de4bb88e232c349a320b87&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.darkreading.com%2fapplication-security%2fin-the-wild-attack-ai-agents-trust-markdown&c=8681736071481859324&mkt=en-us
description: "AI coding agents may act on instructions embedded in local markdown files, exposing new risks around trust, configuration, and credentials."
---

# In-the-Wild Attack Abuses AI Agents' Trust in Markdown

AI coding agents may act on instructions embedded in local markdown files, exposing new risks around trust, configuration, and credentials.

*Published: 2026-10-26*