How a malicious AI agent skill passed security checks and reached 26,000 users
Summary
Researchers demonstrated that a malicious AI agent skill (a reusable tool that extends an AI agent's capabilities) passed security scanners and reached 26,000 users by exploiting a gap in how skills are reviewed. The attack worked by hiding malicious instructions behind a fake website domain that redirected to a legitimate site during security checks, then changed its content after approval to collect user data, showing that one-time security scans cannot detect skills that behave differently after they gain trust.
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Original source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/4188840/how-a-malicious-ai-agent-skill-passed-security-checks-and-reached-26000-users.html
First tracked: June 24, 2026 at 08:01 AM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 92%