Check Point Research found the Haiou Codex jailbreak bundle on infrastructure used by a cybercrime actor. The bundle changes Codex instruction files so that simple greetings trigger a promotional response directing users to an LLM gateway website. Although the gateway was not confirmed as malicious, the package demonstrates how AI-agent configuration changes can persistently steer users toward third-party services.
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You type “hi” in Codex. It pitches you a website. The Haiou jailbreak bundle changes global Codex instructions. Its prompt files come in encrypted archives, and ordinary greetings trigger a forced reply from its “Seagull” persona. The reply says, “海鸥在线,” then promotes zz.aiapi2025.top. That’s the tell: a greeting became an ad. The gateway isn’t confirmed malicious, but it isn’t vetted for company data. Before installing any AI-agent bundle, check whether it changes global instructions. If you can’t inspect the prompts, don’t install it.
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