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As AI agents proliferate, so do security risks

By Maria Dinzeo, Amy Miller ( July 3, 2025, 23:59 GMT | Comment) -- The race to automate with AI agents comes with major security risks, as they can easily be used to identify vulnerable targets, hijack systems and steal valuable data from unsuspecting victims. A flaw in Microsoft’s new AI tools hints of broader potential risks to come. The question of who bears responsibility when an autonomous agent causes harm remains largely unsettled.Marc Benioff sent shockwaves through corporate America when he said AI agents are handling up to half of the work at Salesforce. Likewise at Amazon, where Chief Executive Andy Jassy announced that AI agents will take over the routine work of coding and data analysis....

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