Chaos Agent

Also known asChaos Agent

Chaos Agent is the name used by Pillar Security for the hackerbot-claw campaign that operated from February 21 to February 28, 2026 and targeted developer environments via GitHub Actions. The campaign exploited the GitHub Actions pull_request_target permission model by forking repositories, embedding payloads in a branch name or CI script, and submitting trivial pull requests to trigger workflows and harvest secrets. Reported targets included repositories belonging to Microsoft, Datadog, and Aqua Security. In the Aqua Security case, StepSecurity confirmed theft of a Personal Access Token and subsequent repository takeover. The activity also led to malicious code being injected into Trivy VS Code extension versions 1.8.12 and 1.8.13 distributed through Open VSX. This compromise, identified as CVE-2026-28353, was described as the first documented weaponization of locally installed AI coding CLIs against developer environments. Abused tools included Claude, Codex, Gemini, GitHub Copilot CLI, and Kiro. Version 1.8.12 used compromised AI coding CLIs to collect system data, while version 1.8.13 improved exfiltration by routing data to a GitHub repository named posture-report-trivy using the victim's authenticated GitHub CLI session. The campaign focused on developer trust zones rather than production networks, seeking access to high-value credentials and secrets commonly present in developer machines and CI/CD systems. No additional aliases or sub-groups beyond hackerbot-claw and Chaos Agent are directly supported by the provided content.

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OPERATIONAL PROFILE

Targeting

Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.

Who they target

Sectors the actor has been observed targeting.

Software & Services

MITRE ATT&CK

Tradecraft

5 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.

4 of 15 tactics5 techniques×N= number of intelligence reports citing this technique

MITRE ATT&CK

TA0001

Initial Access

1 technique

T1195

Supply Chain Compromise

TA0002

Execution

1 technique

T1059

Command and Scripting Interpreter

TA0006

Credential Access

2 techniques

T1212

Exploitation for Credential Access

T1649

Steal or Forge Authentication Certificates

TA0010

Exfiltration

1 technique

T1567

Exfiltration Over Web Service

ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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the hacker newsNews

Mar 14, 2026

Five Malicious Rust Crates and AI Bot Exploit CI/CD Pipelines to Steal Developer SecretsThe Hacker Newsinfo@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) - Tech Jacks Solutions

Conducted a GitHub Actions supply-chain and CI/CD-focused campaign that abused pull_request_target workflows, stole secrets and tokens, compromised the Trivy VS Code extension, and used AI coding CLIs as exfiltration channels from developer environments.

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Tradecraft mapping5

Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.

Malware arsenal

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Exploited CVEs

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Detection signatures

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Observables

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