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■ The Wire · AI AGENTSdecrypt · 2026-07-09

AI Agents Could Be Turned Into Botnets Through Hallucinations, Researchers Warn

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Researchers warn that AI agents could be tricked into downloading malicious code. The attack exploits the same hallucinations that cause chatbots to make mistakes. According to the report, this could allow AI agents to be turned into botnets.

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