EchoLeak shows that enterprise-grade AI isn’t immune to silent compromise, and securing it isn’t just about patching layers. “AI agents demand a new protection paradigm,” Garg said.

The vulnerability, called EchoLeak, allowed attackers to silently steal sensitive data from a user's environment by simply sending them an email. No clicks, downloads, or user actions were needed.

But, as the report by Fortune suggests, the vulnerability had a name, EchoLeak, and behind it, a sobering truth: hackers had figured out how to manipulate an AI assistant into leaking private data ...

The “EchoLeak,” as the security flaw is known, is the first known AI security vulnerability that doesn’t require users to click a link to become infected.

EchoLeak is a reminder that even robust, enterprise-grade AI tools can be leveraged for sophisticated and automated data theft," said Itay Ravia, Head of Aim Labs.