Stealthy agent worms would route model calls through compromised machines
matthew_d_green · x · 2026-10-31
Continuing the agent worm thread, Matthew Green notes that stealthy variants would go to some trouble to route their connections elsewhere — likely through other compromised machines — so the traffic itself doesn't look suspicious.
Related event: Matthew Green on Why AI Agent Worms Are Hard to Detect(2 posts)→
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