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The Hacker News · published 7/6/2026, 6:33:56 AM · TLP amber
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SkillCloak Lets Malicious AI Agent Skills Evade Static Scanners with Self-Extracting Packing Scanners meant to catch malicious add-on "skills" for AI coding agents can be fooled by a few simple changes that leave the malware working, according to a new study from researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Their strongest trick slipped past every scanner tested more than 90% of the time, and the same team built a runtime checker that catches …
https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-skillcloak-technique-lets-malicious.html
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