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2026-07-08
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HalluSquatting: How Attackers Turn AI Coding Agents Into a Botnet Without Touching a Single Victim
Researchers reported in July 2026 that nine widely used AI coding tools, including Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, and Windsurf, share a common failure mode called HalluSquatting. Attackers exploi…