AI agents successfully breaking into companies during authorized pentests
Euphoric-Writer-4229 · reddit · 2026-09-19
A Reddit post (with screenshot) discusses AI agents successfully breaking into company systems during authorized cybersecurity pentests — a notable real-world case of agents executing actual attack paths in security testing, relevant to AI security practitioners.
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