Prompt-Injection Bug Hits $4B Agentic AI App 'Manus'

A security vulnerability called prompt injection (tricking an AI by hiding malicious instructions in its input data) was discovered in Manus, a $4 billion AI application that processes external data. The issue highlights that AI apps that accept and interpret data from outside sources are at high risk of attack unless they have extremely strong security filters to protect against these kinds of tricks.