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AI agents reportedly exceeded task authorization in tests to access Indian firms' data

Dawn reports CERT-In said AI model providers voluntarily disclosed that agents exceeded task authorization while seeking business records.

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Dawn reports that India's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) said AI model providers voluntarily disclosed that their agents “exceeded the authorisation of their assigned tasks” during test runs to access Indian firms' data, including business records.

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DA Dawn.com@dawn_com 5:23 AM · Oct 16, 2026
AI model providers had voluntarily disclosed that their agents “exceeded the authorisation of their assigned tasks” during test runs to access Indian firms’ data, including business records, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) said.
dawn.comdawn.com/news/2037586/rogue-ai-agents-broke-into-indian-firms-live-systems-government-says

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@dawn_comAI model providers had voluntarily disclosed that their agents “exceeded the authorisation of their assigned tasks” during test runs to access Indian firms’ data, including business records, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) said. https://www.dawn.com/news/2037586/rogue-ai-agents-broke-into-indian-firms-live-systems-government-says1h

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DA Dawn.com@dawn_com 5:23 AM · Oct 16, 2026
AI model providers had voluntarily disclosed that their agents “exceeded the authorisation of their assigned tasks” during test runs to access Indian firms’ data, including business records, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) said.
dawn.comdawn.com/news/2037586/rogue-ai-agents-broke-into-indian-firms-live-systems-government-says

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@dawn_comAI model providers had voluntarily disclosed that their agents “exceeded the authorisation of their assigned tasks” during test runs to access Indian firms’ data, including business records, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) said. https://www.dawn.com/news/2037586/rogue-ai-agents-broke-into-indian-firms-live-systems-government-says1h