{"slug": "hackers-hijack-exposed-ai-models-to-launch-cyberattacks-at-victims-expense", "title": "Hackers hijack exposed AI models to launch cyberattacks at victims’ expense", "summary": "Symantec researchers Priti More and Susmit Yenkar captured the instruction set of an AI-driven attack tool this summer using a honeypot posing as an unprotected AI service, Help Net Security reported on October 23, 2026. The tool scans for internet-exposed AI models and uses them to plan break-ins, with the model's owner footing the computing bill, and its operators sent their full working prompt to the decoy expecting a live model. The finding documents a form of \"LLMjacking\" in which hijacked models are repurposed for cyberattacks at the victim's expense.", "body_md": "An attack tool built around AI goes looking for AI models that anyone on the internet can reach, then uses them to plan break-ins while the model’s owner pays for the computing power. Symantec captured the agent’s instruction set this summer through a honeypot posing as an unprotected AI service, researchers Priti More and Susmit Yenkar wrote. Its operators sent their entire working prompt to the decoy, expecting a live model on the other end … [More](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/23/llmjacking-agent-hijacks-exposed-ai-models/) \n\nThe post [Hackers hijack exposed AI models to launch cyberattacks at victims’ expense](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/23/llmjacking-agent-hijacks-exposed-ai-models/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hackers-hijack-exposed-ai-models-to-launch-cyberattacks-at-victims-expense", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/23/llmjacking-agent-hijacks-exposed-ai-models/", "published_at": "2026-10-23 08:21:48+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-23 08:41:46.761574+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "artificial-intelligence", "ai-agents"], "entities": ["Symantec", "Priti More", "Susmit Yenkar", "Help Net Security"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hackers-hijack-exposed-ai-models-to-launch-cyberattacks-at-victims-expense", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hackers-hijack-exposed-ai-models-to-launch-cyberattacks-at-victims-expense.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hackers-hijack-exposed-ai-models-to-launch-cyberattacks-at-victims-expense.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/hackers-hijack-exposed-ai-models-to-launch-cyberattacks-at-victims-expense.jsonld"}}