The reported PocketOS incident, in which an AI agent deleted a live production database and its backups in a matter of seconds, has quickly become a defining moment in the conversation around autonomous systems in enterprise environments. An AI-powered coding or operations agent, operating with legitimate access via API tokens, encountered what it interpreted as The post Lessons from the PocketOS Incident: When AI Agents Go Beyond Their Limits appeared first on IT Security Guru.
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