The autonomous “Skynet” agent hijacks exposed AI models and runs its attacks on the victim’s dime
On October 21, 2026, Symantec published a full analysis of an autonomous offensive agent, captured on an AI honeypot, that scans the internet for exposed AI models, steals secrets, and deploys Monero miners. If you expose a model endpoint, an API relay, or an MCP server without authentication, lock it down now.