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    "slug": "hallusquatting-weaponizes-ai-package-hallucinations-for-malware-delivery",
    "name": "hallusquatting-weaponizes-ai-package-hallucinations-for-malware-delivery",
    "vendor": "HalluSquatting Weaponizes AI Package Hallucinations for Malw",
    "description": "Tel Aviv University, Technion, and Intuit researchers detailed HalluSquatting, which pre-registers the fake package and skill names that AI assistants reliably hallucinate, seeding them with malicious instructions so a routine request fetches attacker code. Assistants reached the same wrong name in up to 85% of repo requests and 100% of skill installs, turning hallucinations into scalable, botnet-style delivery.",
    "website": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-hallusquatting-attack-could-trick.html",
    "repository": null,
    "documentationUrl": null,
    "license": null,
    "version": null,
    "trustLevel": "advisory",
    "capabilities": [],
    "packaging": null,
    "configFiles": null,
    "category": "agent",
    "updatedAt": "2026-07-08",
    "risk": {
      "score": 75,
      "band": "high",
      "signals": [],
      "dangerousCombos": []
    },
    "dangerousCombos": [],
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      "id": "hallusquatting-weaponizes-ai-package-hallucinations-for-malware-delivery",
      "aliases": [
        "ti-048"
      ],
      "title": "HalluSquatting Weaponizes AI Package Hallucinations for Malware Delivery",
      "summary": "Tel Aviv University, Technion, and Intuit researchers detailed HalluSquatting, which pre-registers the fake package and skill names that AI assistants reliably hallucinate, seeding them with malicious instructions so a routine request fetches attacker code. Assistants reached the same wrong name in up to 85% of repo requests and 100% of skill installs, turning hallucinations into scalable, botnet-style delivery.",
      "severity": "high",
      "cvss": {
        "score": null,
        "vector": null,
        "version": null
      },
      "cwe": [],
      "attackType": [
        "Prompt injection",
        "Supply chain compromise"
      ],
      "componentType": "agent",
      "component": {
        "name": "HalluSquatting Weaponizes AI Package Hallucinations for Malw",
        "vendor": null,
        "package": null,
        "ecosystem": null,
        "catalogSlug": null
      },
      "affected": [
        {
          "range": null,
          "fixed": null
        }
      ],
      "exploited": false,
      "exploitPublic": false,
      "publishedAt": "2026-07-08",
      "modifiedAt": "2026-07-08",
      "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
      "references": [
        {
          "type": "article",
          "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-hallusquatting-attack-could-trick.html"
        }
      ],
      "mitigation": "Pin and verify every package and skill name an AI assistant suggests before install, and disable auto-run modes that fetch resources without a permission check.",
      "detectedByAnomity": true
    }
  }
}