AI Agent Hijacking via Legacy Infrastructure Exploits
Attackers are bypassing AI-layer defences entirely by exploiting unpatched legacy infrastructure — misconfigured Active Directory, stale credentials, and over-privileged IAM roles — to hijack the resources AI agents depend on. Research cited in the article shows 70% of organisations grant AI systems more access than a human in the same role, driving a 76% incident rate among over-privileged deployments. The article argues that securing AI agents requires closing the underlying infrastructure exposure gap, not just hardening the model layer.