ESET flags 3,000 malicious AI skills out of 900,000 scanned
TechNadu · x · 2026-09-22
ESET's threat intel scan flagged roughly 3,000 malicious AI agent skills out of 900,000 scanned.
The bigger issue: agents hold legitimate access to business systems, so malicious skills, compromised dependencies, or prompt injection can become direct paths to corporate data.
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