Social Engineering AI Agents: The New BEC for 2026
Source: Dark Reading (opens in a new tab) · Alexander Culafi
Intel Summary
Dark Reading reports that as autonomous AI agents receive expanded authority across enterprise software and business systems, threat actors are increasingly manipulating them through social engineering tactics analogous to business email compromise.
Why It Matters
Organizations granting automated systems transactional or operational authority face novel fraud vectors. Security teams must implement strict verification, boundary controls, and privilege management to prevent non-human decision-makers from executing unauthorized or deceptive instructions.
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