so i just read this crazy article about how your copilot pc can basically get infected with an ai worm, and i'm lowkey freaked out. apparently, it's pretty easy for someone to sneak a malicious prompt into a word doc, and then copilot will just pick it up and start spreading it. it's like, this whole chain reaction thing where the worm just keeps replicating through different documents.



the thing that's really scary is that the attacker doesn't even need to have any special access to make it happen. they can just share a malicious document with the victim, and then copilot will do the rest. it's like, this whole thing is just so easy to execute, and it's hard to even trace. the researcher who discovered this vulnerability, håkon måløy, has been trying to get microsoft to fix it since march, but it's still reproducible, which is pretty alarming.



one of the weirdest things about this whole attack is how the malicious prompt can be hidden. apparently, it can be formatted as tiny white text on a white background, so it's basically invisible to the human eye. but copilot can still read it, because it ignores text formatting like color and font size. it's like, this whole thing is just so sneaky and hard to detect. måløy's blog post doesn't go into too much detail about the prompt, but it's pretty clear that it's not that hard to create.



so, what can you do to stay safe from this kind of attack? well, one option is to just disable windows copilot in word, or ditch the ai agent altogether. some cybersecurity companies, like malwarebytes, are also offering tips on how to protect yourself. personally, i think it's just better toRead more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com

What do you think about this?