Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools to assemble massive botnets

Researchers discovered that hackers can exploit the tendency of popular AI models to fabricate nonexistent software packages when prompted for programming assistance. By identifying these hallucinated names and uploading malicious code under those titles, attackers can trick developers into downloading malware. This technique effectively weaponizes AI to distribute malicious tools at scale, creating a new vector for compromising software supply chains through automated, trusted suggestions.