TrapDoor Supply Chain — .cursorrules and CLAUDE.md Hijack AI Assistants
TrapDoor campaign weaponizes .cursorrules and CLAUDE.md files via cross-ecosystem supply chain attacks on npm, PyPI, and Crates.io to hijack AI coding assistants.
High-signal AI/security/automation notes.
TrapDoor campaign weaponizes .cursorrules and CLAUDE.md files via cross-ecosystem supply chain attacks on npm, PyPI, and Crates.io to hijack AI coding assistants.
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