# AI agents are both victim and attacker in a whole new world of web-based security shenanigans

> It might feel like an eternity that we've been living in this AI era, but really we're only at its advent. As such, many of the risks associated with it have until now been merely hypothetical.

- **Source:** [Pcgamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/welcome-to-the-internet-in-2026-where-ai-agents-are-both-victim-and-attacker-in-malware-wars/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a7c659e2cec0f9d75b4bdd4)
- **Published:** 2026-08-12
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a7c659e2cec0f9d75b4bdd4

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