US government, allies publish guidance on how to safely deploy AI agents
2026-05-01T20:51:44Z•8b7e204be8511a91e662566cc5c84ecf1828b2ee72641f74c36496d3d46a6abc
AIAI agentsAnthropicCISACVE-2026-41940FCCFive-EyesKEVKYCMythosNSASSO-phishingScattered SpidercPanelcritical-infrastructureextortionidentityincident-responselegalransomwaresentencingsupply-chain-security`,`surveillance`,`Section-702`,`data-centерtelecomvoice-phishingvulnerabilities
What happened
A set of CyberScoop reports highlights rising operational and policy risks across AI, infrastructure, and cybercrime. US agencies and Five Eyes partners issued guidance on safely deploying AI agents, warning that agent software is already operating inside critical infrastructure with excessive privileges. Anthropic’s Mythos drew continued scrutiny after reportedly finding thousands of previously unknown vulnerabilities, prompting federal caution about live deployments. Separately, CISA warned that cPanel’s authentication-bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-41940) is being actively exploited and was
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- 2026-05-01T20:51:44Z
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