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title: "The \"AGENTS.md\" attack targeting AI coding agents: How Codex was manipulated from the Downloads folder"
date: 2026-10-31
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description: "Table of Contents What was found on the actual device? What exactly is \"AGENTS.md\"? Why is the Downloads folder being targeted? The difference between real-world findings and reproduction experiments ..."
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# The "AGENTS.md" attack targeting AI coding agents: How Codex was manipulated from the Downloads folder

Table of Contents What was found on the actual device? What exactly is "AGENTS.md"? Why is the Downloads folder being targeted? The difference between real-world findings and reproduction experiments ...

*Published: 2026-10-31*