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New Gaslight macOS Malware Uses Prompt Injection to Disrupt AI-Assisted Analysis

Published Jun 25, 2026

A previously undocumented Rust-based macOS implant and information stealer has been found to embed a prompt injection payload designed to trick a malware analyst's artificial intelligence (AI) tools and trick it into aborting or refusing an analysis of the artifact.

The malware has been codenamed Gaslight owing to this deceptive behavior. It's been assessed with high confidence that the tool is

Affected AI Products

prompt injection
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