AI agent intent is a starting point, not a security strategy

2026-04-09T08:51:56Z4664fc7f78ccd5015a8db2ece64e07ebb7d7ee84bca54399358288ebaf466ef9
AI agentsAsqavBlueHammerCVE-2026-34078CVE-2026-34079Chaos malwareDKIMDMARC bypassFlatpakGitHubJiraML-DSA-65OT/ICS targeting','Iranian APT','critical infrastructure','open‑RFC3161SPFSaaS phishingWindows zero-dayagent governancecloud misconfigurationcredential exposuregovernment ITlocal privilege escalationprompt injectionquantum-resistant signaturessandbox escape

What happened

This collection of Help Net Security items highlights rising operational and supply-chain risks as AI, cloud, and open-source ecosystems evolve. Key findings: many AI agents retain live credentials and lack governance, prompting projects like Asqav (an MIT-licensed SDK) to add cryptographic, timestamped action audit trails (ML-DSA-65, FIPS 204). Attackers are abusing SaaS notification systems (GitHub, Jira) to deliver authenticated phishing that bypasses SPF/DKIM/DMARC. Prompt-injection remains a major concern as generative AI is adopted in government workflows. A Windows local privilege-escal

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