A security researcher built a self-spreading worm that hides inside Word docs and hijacks Microsoft Copilot

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A security researcher has demonstrated a worm-like attack on Microsoft Copilot for Word: invisible prompt injections hidden in documents spread automatically into new files every time they're reused.

Microsoft confirmed the issue but failed to fix it after 144 days and two attempts.

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