---
title: "Hackers find a way to turn users' own AI agents and Downloads folders against them"
date: 2026-10-22
source: http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6adb9326669b4b40beb0e6e9ccaa5bbf&url=https%3a%2f%2fmashable.com%2ftech%2fhackers-ai-coding-agents-downloads-malware&c=17819753640459109614&mkt=en-us
description: "In an Oct. 22 blog post, the company reported that they caught an AI coding assistant following those instructions on a customer's computer. The company blocked the installation, then traced the ..."
---

# Hackers find a way to turn users' own AI agents and Downloads folders against them

In an Oct. 22 blog post, the company reported that they caught an AI coding assistant following those instructions on a customer's computer. The company blocked the installation, then traced the ...

*Published: 2026-10-22*