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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

AI Agents Get a Major Security Problem

OpenClaw AI agents are putting companies at risk. Researchers found 28,663 systems with exposed control panels that anyone online can access. When an AI agent can do anything on your computer, hackers who take control can do anything too. What to do: Don't give AI agents unlimited power. Use Boomi's safe method—keep agents in protected areas with strict rules.

Big Companies Launch New AI Tools

Adobe released AI agents this week for marketing, working with Dick's Sporting Goods. PwC launched a Google Cloud AI Center of Excellence to help organizations use AI agents safely.

Free AI Tool Gets Popular

Hermes Agent, a free software, hit 60,000 GitHub stars in just 2 months—developers love it.

Important Warning

Global finance leaders warned that Anthropic's Mythos could threaten banks by finding computer security holes.

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