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Stop your AI agent from paying a scammer

This story is from 2026-10-07. It is preserved in the archive; the latest stories are on the live feed.

If your agent can pay over x402 or sign USDC transfers, it can also pay the wrong address. Nobody has to break in for that to happen. Someone only has to influence which address ends up in the payment. This post covers three ways that happens, why the check belongs before the signature, and how to…

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  1. 2026-10-07 19:39 · DEV Community — AI
    Stop your AI agent from paying a scammer

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