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title: "AI Agents Are Rewriting the Rules of Lateral Movement"
date: 2026-09-22
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description: "AI agents can chain credentials and tools to reach beyond direct permissions, as a Hugging Face evaluation showed."
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# AI Agents Are Rewriting the Rules of Lateral Movement

AI agents can chain credentials and tools to reach beyond direct permissions, as a Hugging Face evaluation showed.

*Published: 2026-09-22*