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AI "Mind Viruses" Can Spread Between Agents Through Persistent Prompt Files

Researchers from Anthropic and EPFL demonstrated in a preprint that malicious 'mind virus' payloads can propagate between AI agents via editable system prompt files used to persist state across sessions.

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The Hacker News

Aug 18, 2026

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01 Self-propagating payloads can spread from one AI agent to the next through editable system prompt files that autonomous agent harnesses use to carry state between sessions.

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