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Hackers successfully attacked an AI agent, Microsoft fixed the flaw: Here’s why it’s scary

It didn’t start with a ransom note, there were no system crashes, no screens held hostage. Just an AI assistant, Microsoft Copilot, doing exactly what it was designed to do: be helpful. And according ...
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First ever security flaw detected in an AI agent, could allow hacker to attack user via email

In a first-of-its-kind discovery, cybersecurity researchers have identified a major security flaw in a Microsoft 365 Copilot AI agent. The vulnerability, called EchoLeak, allowed attackers to silently ...