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Researchers trick Fortune-500 AI agents into running arbitrary code via llms.txt

Researchers demonstrated that AI agents used by Fortune-500 companies can be tricked into executing arbitrary code by exploiting the llms.txt file, a standardized text file that provides instructions to large language models. The attack, which involves injecting malicious prompts into the llms.txt file, poses a significant security risk to enterprise AI deployments.

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Researchers trick Fortune-500 AI agents into running arbitrary code via llms.txt
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