New ‘Ghostjacking’ Attack Lets Hackers Hijack AI Agents to Run Their Code on Developer Machines

A new AI-agent attack technique called “Ghostjacking,” can trick coding agents into running attacker-controlled commands, changing cloud settings, stealing credentials, and creating persistent backdoors. The research was presented by Tenet Security at DEF CON 34 in Las Vegas on August 9, 2026. Tenet said the attack affects a growing class of AI-enabled workflows in which […] The post New ‘Ghostjacking’ Attack Lets Hackers Hijack AI Agents to Run Their Code on Developer Machines appeared first on Cyber Security News.