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Threat actors are giving AI agents a bigger role in cyberattacks

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Google's Q3 2026 AI Threat Tracker, built from Mandiant incident response data, documents a shift that defenders have been dreading: AI agents are now running full attack workflows autonomously. Vulnerability scanning, credential harvesting, and real-time attack troubleshooting are happening with m…

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  1. 2026-09-08 22:40 · r/deeplearning
    Threat actors are giving AI agents a bigger role in cyberattacks
  2. 2026-09-08 22:38 · r/learnmachinelearning
    Threat actors are giving AI agents a bigger role in cyberattacks

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