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Autonomous AI Agents Compromise Thousands of Credentials in Under Six Hours

Published Sep 8, 2026

Threat actors are continuing to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline their operations, with one financially motivated hacking group employing an autonomous, multi-agent attack framework to carry out a large-scale credential harvesting campaign within six hours.

Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) said it has observed attackers with diverse motivations targeting proprietary AI

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