{"data":{"id":"464514ea-45e7-4f66-bf71-1da2e13b8427","title":"GTIG AI Threat Tracker: From Prompting to Autonomy – The Evolution of Adversarial AI","summary":"Since mid-2026, hackers have shifted from simple prompting (giving text instructions to AI) to using agentic AI (autonomous AI systems that can plan and execute tasks without constant human input), dramatically speeding up attacks and compressing the time defenders have to respond. Threat actors are increasingly targeting AI assets like proprietary models, API credentials (secret keys that allow access to AI services), and cloud computing resources for espionage and theft, while also exploiting AI coding assistants and security scanners to compromise software supply chains.","solution":"Google's defense strategy includes: proactive model-level safeguards, specialized threat intelligence, and targeted containment protocols; continuously hardening models against misuse; mitigating malicious activity through proactive disruption of bad actor projects and accounts; and using an autonomous Google AI Threat Defense architecture to operationalize security across enterprise environments.","labels":["security","research"],"sourceUrl":"https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/from-prompting-to-autonomy-the-evolution-of-adversarial-ai/","publishedAt":"2026-09-08T14:00:00.000Z","cveId":null,"cweIds":null,"cvssScore":null,"cvssSeverity":null,"severity":"info","attackType":["prompt_injection","model_theft","supply_chain","jailbreak"],"issueType":"news","affectedPackages":null,"affectedVendors":["Google"],"affectedVendorsRaw":["Google Threat Intelligence","Google","Mandiant"],"classifierModel":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001","classifierPromptVersion":"v3","cvssVector":null,"attackVector":null,"attackComplexity":null,"privilegesRequired":null,"userInteraction":null,"exploitMaturity":null,"epssScore":null,"patchAvailable":null,"disclosureDate":"2026-09-08T14:00:00.000Z","capecIds":null,"crossRefCount":0,"attackSophistication":"advanced","impactType":["confidentiality","integrity","availability"],"aiComponentTargeted":"agent","llmSpecific":true,"classifierConfidence":0.92,"researchCategory":null,"atlasIds":null}}