US banks note unauthorized AI agents in their systems and customer accounts

Several large US banks have found multiple unvetted third-party AI agents operating within customer accounts, with some of these agents performing actions that seem independent of the user’s requests, Axios reported. The discovery is of importance for users who link their bank accounts to AI assistants, as banks are now blocking this access to protect the customers’ money. Agents logging in to US banks with real customer credentials The core problem, according to Axios , is that AI agents are gaining access to these US banks using login details the customer themselves gave up. This action is against the rules at most of these banks, which require account holders to sign in by themselves.

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