An AI agent breached one of the most powerful consulting firms on earth in less time
August 18, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 comments
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An AI agent breached one of the most powerful consulting firms on earth in less time
than it takes to eat a sandwich.
A third-party agent got full rewrite access to McKinsey's production database in two
hours — through a flaw that had been sitting there, known, since 2003. Not a genius
hack. Just bad permissions nobody bothered to scope.
Here's what should keep you up at night: most companies have zero visibility into what
their agents can actually reach.
The agent isn't the villain. It's a power tool that finds every mistake already buried in
your infrastructure, and it finds them fast.
Scope your permissions before the machine does it for you.
Deploying agents that are powerful AND safe is a full chapter in REPLACEMENT.
📱 Ebook: https://lnkd.in/gZCFR5Tk
📖 Paperback: https://lnkd.in/gxWvF9Qg
📗 Hardcover: https://lnkd.in/gw-abXuP
🎧 Audiobook: https://lnkd.in/giG2xPbz
✍️ Signed Collector's Edition: https://lnkd.in/eEwXNwrf
than it takes to eat a sandwich.
A third-party agent got full rewrite access to McKinsey's production database in two
hours — through a flaw that had been sitting there, known, since 2003. Not a genius
hack. Just bad permissions nobody bothered to scope.
Here's what should keep you up at night: most companies have zero visibility into what
their agents can actually reach.
The agent isn't the villain. It's a power tool that finds every mistake already buried in
your infrastructure, and it finds them fast.
Scope your permissions before the machine does it for you.
Deploying agents that are powerful AND safe is a full chapter in REPLACEMENT.
📱 Ebook: https://lnkd.in/gZCFR5Tk
📖 Paperback: https://lnkd.in/gxWvF9Qg
📗 Hardcover: https://lnkd.in/gw-abXuP
🎧 Audiobook: https://lnkd.in/giG2xPbz
✍️ Signed Collector's Edition: https://lnkd.in/eEwXNwrf