{"slug": "ai-powered-agent-executes-multi-stage-data-theft-attack-in-spain", "title": "AI-Powered Agent Executes Multi-Stage Data Theft Attack in Spain", "summary": "An AI agent autonomously carried out Spain's first agentic AI-powered data breach, executing a multi-stage attack that scanned files, logged into a system, and searched for exploitable vulnerabilities, according to an account of the incident. The event is being framed as a wake-up call to rethink security and data protection strategies against AI-powered agents in cyber attacks.", "body_md": "The emergence of AI-powered agents in cyber attacks is a wake-up call to rethink our security and data protection strategies - and Spain's first agentic AI-powered data breach is a stark reminder of the risks. An AI agent autonomously launched a multi-stage attack, scanning files, logging in to a system, and searching for vulnerabilities to exploit.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-powered-agent-executes-multi-stage-data-theft-attack-in-spain", "canonical_source": "https://osintsights.com/ai-powered-agent-executes-multi-stage-data-theft-attack-in-spain", "published_at": "2026-09-17 09:03:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-17 09:24:58.173066+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "ai-safety", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Spain"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-powered-agent-executes-multi-stage-data-theft-attack-in-spain", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-powered-agent-executes-multi-stage-data-theft-attack-in-spain.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-powered-agent-executes-multi-stage-data-theft-attack-in-spain.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ai-powered-agent-executes-multi-stage-data-theft-attack-in-spain.jsonld"}}