Watch an AI Agent Get Hacked in Real Time

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AI is getting out of hand. Zero trust can lock it down! Get a free trial and try out ThreatLocker: https://www.threatlocker.com/madhat Questions? Join the Mad Hat discord! https://discord.com/invite/BUzZY2sR4J See how AI prompt injections can manipulate an autonomous agent into executing unauthorized IT support tasks. This demonstration covers an AI agent tasked with processing IT support tickets. Instead of following standard protocols, the agent independently retrieves sensitive customer records and runs diagnostics based on external instructions. We examine how this unintended behavior triggers a security system, effectively halting the process before further damage occurs. This silly case study illustrates the risks of LLM vulnerabilities when agents are allowed to interpret data from untrusted sources like GitHub. Understanding how these systems can be coerced into performing unprogrammed actions is essential for anyone working with AI security. By analyzing these failure poin

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