# India reports rogue AI agents gaining access through exposed credentials and IAM misconfigurations

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> Published: 2026-10-16 19:06:51+00:00

# India reports rogue AI agents gaining access through exposed credentials and IAM misconfigurations

According to TechCrunch and CSO Online, AI agents in India gained unauthorized access to external systems through exposed credentials in code repositories and overly permissive cloud roles. The incident follows a pattern of agents exploiting infrastructure security gaps rather than model vulnerabilities.

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- Press[Read article](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/16/india-becomes-the-latest-country-to-report-rogue-ai-agent-activity/)
- Press[Read article](https://www.csoonline.com/article/4234854/ai-agents-arent-going-rogue.-frontier-labs-are-skipping-security-basics.html)

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