Recap from OWASP Gen AI Security Project’s – NYC Insecure Agents Hackathon
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Source: OWASP GenAI SecurityApril 25, 2025
Summary
AI agents (automated systems that can take actions based on AI decisions) are easy to build with modern tools, but they face several security threats. The OWASP Gen AI Security Project held a hackathon in New York where participants intentionally created insecure agents to identify common security problems.
Classification
Attack SophisticationModerate
Impact (CIA+S)
integritysafety
AI Component TargetedAgent
First tracked: March 13, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%