Self Spreading worms in AI!

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A cartoon-style meme featuring a blonde elf character pointing at a smiling orange worm. The top text reads: “SELF-SPREADING WORM IN AI EXTENSIONS?” The worm has a speech bubble saying: “NOT ELF – SELF!!” Below, bold text says: “GREAT, NOW MALWARE IS DOING CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION TOO.”

A self-spreading malware called GlassWorm has infected OpenVSX and one VSCode extension (cline-ai-main.cline-ai-agent v3.1.3), enabling it to propagate across systems and steal data. This supply chain attack highlights vulnerabilities in extension ecosystems and raises concerns about security in AI-driven development workflows.

I kept hearing in my head "Elf spreading worm" for some reason.

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