“Ghostjacking” Exploits AI Agents’ Trusted Access to Evade Firewall Controls
Tenet warns 'Ghostjacking' tricks AI agents with fake reports to abuse trusted access and bypass firewall controls, exposing half of Fortune 500 firms.
Tenet researchers described 'Ghostjacking,' a technique that feeds fabricated reports to AI agents in order to hijack their trusted access and evade firewall controls. The firm estimates that roughly half of Fortune 500 companies are vulnerable because AI agents operate with elevated, trusted permissions that perimeter tools do not inspect.
- Ghostjacking feeds fake inputs to AI agents to abuse trusted access
- Technique evades firewall controls that trust agent traffic
- Tenet estimates half of Fortune 500 companies are exposed
- Defenders should audit AI agent permissions and egress traffic
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Tenet reported that half of Fortune 500 companies are vulnerable to the Ghostjacking technique, which involves tricking AI agents with fake reports
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