Nine Popular AI Tools Can Be Exploited by Hackers to Build Large-Scale Botnets

Prompt injection has emerged as the leading AI security threat because large language models cannot differentiate between legitimate user commands and malicious instructions hidden in third-party content. This vulnerability allows attackers to inject commands that the model executes. While earlier 'push' injections targeted individual victims, limiting scale, researchers now report that nine widely used AI tools can be exploited to assemble massive botnets, enabling large-scale, coordinated attacks.