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They Poisoned the Bot That Guards the Code
CyberPulse — February 24, 2026: "They Poisoned the Bot That Guards the Code"
A supply chain attack on the Cline AI coding assistant used prompt injection against an AI triage bot to steal npm publishing credentials and silently install the OpenClaw autonomous agent on ~4,000 developer machines in an 8-hour window. The first real-world case of prompt injection weaponized into a software supply chain compromise.Links & Resources
- https://snyk.io/blog/cline-supply-chain-attack-prompt-injection-github-actions/
- https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/cline-cli-230-supply-chain-attack.html
- https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/supply-chain-attack-openclaw-cline-users
- https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/20/openclaw_snuck_into_cline_package
- https://www.endorlabs.com/learn/supply-chain-attack-targeting-cline-installs-openclaw
- https://www.rescana.com/post/cline-cli-2-3-0-supply-chain-attack-openclaw-unauthorized-installation-on-developer-and-ci-cd-syste
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/cybersecurity-news-weekly/
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By Tushar VartakCyberPulse — February 24, 2026: "They Poisoned the Bot That Guards the Code"
A supply chain attack on the Cline AI coding assistant used prompt injection against an AI triage bot to steal npm publishing credentials and silently install the OpenClaw autonomous agent on ~4,000 developer machines in an 8-hour window. The first real-world case of prompt injection weaponized into a software supply chain compromise.Links & Resources
- https://snyk.io/blog/cline-supply-chain-attack-prompt-injection-github-actions/
- https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/cline-cli-230-supply-chain-attack.html
- https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/supply-chain-attack-openclaw-cline-users
- https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/20/openclaw_snuck_into_cline_package
- https://www.endorlabs.com/learn/supply-chain-attack-targeting-cline-installs-openclaw
- https://www.rescana.com/post/cline-cli-2-3-0-supply-chain-attack-openclaw-unauthorized-installation-on-developer-and-ci-cd-syste
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/cybersecurity-news-weekly/