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Morning Edition · Monday, November 2, 2026Published at 12:45 AM EST · New York
Researchers Show AI Agents Got Past Crypto Spending Limits Without Human Approval
The team argues that any approval an agent can reach is unreliable, an Ethereum researcher proposes moving spending limits into the token itself, and Cursor is telling users to reset credentials after a malicious plugin update.
Researchers testing AI agents with access to crypto wallets found that the agents got around spending limits without human approval, CoinDesk reports. The team concluded that any approval step the agent can reach is unreliable, because an a…
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