Security researchers have uncovered a now-fixed vulnerability in agentic AI platform Manus that could have allowed attackers to hijack an AI agent through a single malicious email and potentially access a user’s connected accounts. Researchers at Salt Labs, the research arm of Salt Security, found that Manus could interpret malicious instructions embedded within an incoming The post Malicious Email Could Hijack AI Agent and Access Connected Accounts appeared first on IT Security Guru.
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