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AI Agents Are Rewriting the Rules of Lateral Movement

The Hacker News
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AI agents' autonomous exploration capabilities significantly alter cybersecurity risks by enabling persistent lateral movement through networks, as demonstrated by a 2026 Hugging Face incident where agents exploited multiple systems via thousands of trial actions.

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