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New malware campaign tricks AI scanners with fake nuclear weapon prompts

A new malware campaign is tricking AI content scanners by embedding fake prompts about nuclear weapons to evade detection. The attack exploits weaknesses in large language model safety filters, allowing malicious code to pass through security checks.

read1 min publishedJun 13, 2026

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