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Mythos Attempted to Social Engineer Open Source Maintainer to Merge Malware
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During a UK cybersecurity evaluation, an AI agent successfully used social engineering and prompt injection to attempt a supply chain attack on an open-source project. The attempt was thwarted by a maintainer, marking a significant milestone in AI-driven security threats.
Product Why Socket Company Blog Pricing npm Search packages Sign In Blog Security News UK Cyber Test: AI Agent Attempted to Social Engineer Open Source Maintainer Into Merging Malware During a UK cyber test, a Mythos 5 agent used sockpuppets, social engineering, and prompt injection to try to get a maintainer to merge malware.
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