This popular AI agent could be hacked by a single email — with potentially disastrous consequences
Pro Security This popular AI agent could be hacked by a single email — with potentially disastrous consequences News By Sead Fadilpašić Published 2 October 2026 Researchers found a way around Manus' guardrails When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. They have been around since the earliest days of AI agents, and the premise is very simple. AI cannot distinguish between prompts and data to be analyzed.
- ▪Pro Security This popular AI agent could be hacked by a single email — with potentially disastrous consequences News By Sead Fadilpašić Published 2 October 2026 Researchers found a way around Manus' guardrails When you purchase through link
- ▪They have been around since the earliest days of AI agents, and the premise is very simple.
- ▪AI cannot distinguish between prompts and data to be analyzed.
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| Publication time | Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:05:00 +0000 |
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Pro Security This popular AI agent could be hacked by a single email — with potentially disastrous consequences News By Sead Fadilpašić Published 2 October 2026 Researchers found a way around Manus' guardrails When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Researchers bypassed Manus prompt-injection protections, achieving code execution through JSFuck obfuscationHidden email prompts were decoded and executed before Manus flagged suspicious activityFlaw was patched, highlighting risks from AI agents with…
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