The Symantec Threat Hunter Team uncovered the agent's full instruction set over the summer, trapping it in an AI honeypot, and thus giving the researchers a comprehensive view into how the operators built the attack tool and what it could do. https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/24/autonomous-attack-agent-in-skynet-mode-hijacks-other-models-to-carry-out-its-evil-deeds/5305215
theregisterAutonomous attack agent in 'Skynet mode' hijacks other models to carry out its evil deedsDesigned to carry out 100,000 steps without human approval