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Autonomous agents to become cyberattackers by 2026, predicts Mastodon post

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In 2026, autonomous agents are predicted to transition from experimental tools to active attackers, according to a Mastodon post. These agents will reportedly scan, select targets, and launch cyberattacks. The post also mentions that public incident write-ups will begin to describe these agent-driven cyber incidents. AI

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Autonomous agents to become cyberattackers by 2026, predicts Mastodon post

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    TL;DR In 2026 the autonomous agent stopped being a demo and became an attacker. Public incident write ups now describe agents that scan, pick targets, launch ex

    TL;DR In 2026 the autonomous agent stopped being a demo and became an attacker. Public incident write ups now describe agents that scan, pick targets, launch exploits, move laterally, and exfiltrate data across thousands of actions with one human command at the start. The defensi…

    LINKS dev.to/…/when-the-attacker-is-an-agent-a-…

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