AI agents that have not run recently retain credentials and connections to company systems, according to Arrakis Security’s 2026 Autonomous Agents Threat Report. About 76% of enabled agents examined had not run in 60 days, leaving access available through inactive software. Agents by exposure family (Source: Arrakis Security) The analysis covered thousands of agents in customer production environments over a 12-week period.
Forgotten AI agents may still access sensitive company data
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