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Attacker Hijacks AI Coding Assistant, Spreads Shai-Hulud Worm

Mandiant reported that an attacker hijacked an active AI coding-assistant session at an unnamed SaaS provider; the assistant then recommended poisoned software that was accepted, allowing the Shai-Hulud worm to spread across roughly 100 internal code repositories and steal secrets and source code.

Disclosed 16 September 2026 · Record updated 16 September 2026

Impact

Worm stole repository secrets and source code across about 100 internal code repositories at an unnamed SaaS provider.

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Sources

  1. thehackernews.comhttps://thehackernews.com/2026/09/attacker-hijacks-ai-coding-assistant.html