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AI Agents Hallucinate Malware Downloads | Wilmington News
AI assistants are falling for a new digital scam called HalluSquatting—where attackers trick AI into hallucinating fake software download links, leading users straight to malware. These AI agents, capable of downloading and running code without human approval, could be hijacked to install malicious software or even form an “agentic botnet.” Researchers found AI hallucinates addresses up to 85% of the time, and different systems often invent the same fake links. Stay safe: always verify software sources manually, avoid auto-execution, and review every command before it runs. Listen in…
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