EventCybersecurityAugust 5, 2026

Claude Code catches prompt injection telling it to wipe working directory

While researching a PSX game, Claude Code blocked a prompt injection served from tcrf.net (The Cutting Room Floor) that instructed it to delete the working directory, alerting the user before proceeding.

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