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Social Engineering AI Agents: The New BEC for 2026
Dark Reading
· October 9, 2026AI summary
Attackers are targeting AI agents that have been given control over business systems, manipulating them in a manner similar to business email compromise attacks. This emerging threat is expected to be a concern in 2026. The increased authority of AI agents over business systems has created a new vulnerability that attackers can exploit.
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