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Cracked AI Hacking Tools Expected to Fuel Cyberattacks in 2026
- Next year, Trend Micro's researchers warn cybercriminals, including ransomware crews, will lean more heavily on agentic AI, calling the shift a major leap for cybercrime.
- Agentic AI operates as autonomous agents that act without human input, and Ryan Flores, Trend Micro lead for data and technology research, said state-sponsored groups will pioneer these techniques before cybercriminals.
- Researchers detail methods such as injecting poisoned modules, using prompt injections to hijack workflows, and exploiting shared orchestration layers with tools to scan, exploit and backdoor.
- On Windows 11, Hudson Rock recently highlighted the Copilot taskbar as a centralized data hub vulnerable to agentic-aware stealers that exfiltrate data, with attacks already observed today.
- As Trend Micro predicts, defenders must adopt an assume-breach mentality, treat agents like users with least-privilege access controls for agents, and focus on preventing agent takeover.
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