{
 "id": "AIR-2026-0340",
 "slug": "data-destruction-via-indirect-prompt-injection-in-claude-com",
 "title": "Data Destruction via Indirect Prompt Injection in Claude Computer-Use",
 "summary": "Researchers demonstrated that an indirect prompt injection embedded in a PDF file could trick Claude Computer-Use into invoking bash commands. The attack resulted in simulated deletion of the victim filesystem.",
 "type": "attack_on_ai",
 "categories": [
  "prompt_injection",
  "agent_hijack"
 ],
 "severity": 1,
 "targets": [
  "Anthropic",
  "framework_or_tooling"
 ],
 "products": [
  "Claude Computer-Use"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2024-10-24",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2026-01-30",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://atlas.mitre.org/studies/AML.CS0046",
   "publisher": "MITRE ATLAS",
   "title": "Data Destruction via Indirect Prompt Injection Targeting Claude Computer-Use",
   "published_at": "2026-01-30"
  },
  {
   "url": "https://hiddenlayer.com/innovation-hub/indirect-prompt-injection-of-claude-computer-use",
   "publisher": "HiddenLayer",
   "title": "Indirect Prompt Injection of Claude Computer Use",
   "published_at": "2026-01-30"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 2,
 "confidence": 0.95,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_atlas",
 "tags": [
  "prompt_injection",
  "agent_hijack",
  "computer_use",
  "hiddenlayer"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:55:08.239Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:55:08.239Z"
}