On October 29, 2026, developers using Cursor's AI-powered coding environment faced a security threat originating from a tool they had reason to trust. A maliciously modified version of Anthropic's Claude Code extension appeared in Cursor's extension marketplace, potentially affecting up to 5,000 users. The compromised software attempted to gather information...
When AI Makes the Decision Before the Human Approves It
What happens when an AI assistant influences a professional's judgment so thoroughly that the professional begins to mistake the AI's reasoning for their own? New research from Anthropic suggests this is a more immediate concern than many organizations recognize. In a controlled experiment, 50 professional analysts used Claude Code to...
Hackers Are Turning AI Instructions Into Malware. The Agent Is Doing the Dirty Work.
A security firm has uncovered a method of compromising AI coding assistants using something as ordinary as a text file in a computer's Downloads folder. The attacker doesn't need to exploit the operating system or convince a person to execute suspicious software. Instead, malicious instructions are placed where an AI...