They Poisoned the Bot That Guards the Code

from CyberPulse · host Tushar Vartak

CyberPulse — February 24, 2026: "They Poisoned the Bot That Guards the Code" A supply chain attack on the Cline AI coding assistant used prompt injection against an AI triage bot to steal npm publishing credentials and silently install the OpenClaw autonomous agent on ~4,000 developer machines in an 8-hour window. The first real-world case of prompt injection weaponized into a software supply chain compromise.

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