Microsoft published a blog post arguing that organizations should treat AI agents as a present insider threat rather than a future risk. Agents with access to critical systems can fail, be manipulated or be compromised, and their behavior can drift mid-run through prompt injection in external documents or untrusted data. Microsoft's answe…
Microsoft announced new controls to monitor and restrict potentially rogue AI agents in enterprise environments, arguing that organizations should treat agents as insiders rather than trusted software. The capabilities extend Project Perception, the agentic security system launched in July, which was initially pitched as a defense against…
Microsoft has warned that AI agents with access to enterprise systems can be manipulated through prompt injection, compromised inputs or shifts in task context. Agents do not need malicious intent to cause harm: their ability to read corporate data, invoke tools, approve transactions and talk to other agents widens exposure once untrusted…
Symantec's Threat Hunter Team reports that new versions of the Aoki infostealer now target credential and session files used by AI coding assistants. Earlier versions focused on browser, cryptocurrency wallet and password manager data. Aoki is a relatively new and sparsely documented stealer, first observed earlier in 2026, and its AI-rel…
Qilin and Settra ransomware groups are actively exploiting CVE-2026-0257, an authentication bypass in PAN-OS GlobalProtect and Prisma Access disclosed in May 2026, according to ReliaQuest. Because access arrives through the victim's own VPN, it can resemble legitimate remote work and go unnoticed until credential theft, lateral movement, …