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A GitHub Issue Title Compromised 4,000 Developer Machines

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https://piefed.social/u/rimu posted on Mar 6, 2026 02:28

By injecting a prompt into a GitHub issue title, which an AI triage bot read, an attacker was able to install OpenClaw onto 4000 developer’s computers. But it could have been used to install any npm package - the sky is the limit.

https://piefed.social/c/technology/p/1847581/a-github-issue-title-compromised-4000-developer-machines
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https://fedia.io/u/LostWanderer posted on Mar 6, 2026 03:31
In reply to: https://piefed.social/c/technology/p/1847581/a-github-issue-title-compromised-4000-developer-machines

Hmm, the fear that everyone was concerned about when Microslop injected Coslop into it’s latest acquisition is coming to pass. Glad I didn’t start my first project on a compromised GitHub.

https://fedia.io/m/technology@piefed.social/t/3550889/-/comment/14287156
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