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Anthropic said last week that some of its Claude models hacked into three companies' systems during cybersecurity tests, days after OpenAI revealed one of its AI agents had gone rogue.
Can autonomous AI agents be sued or prosecuted for hacking? It's no longer a question for sci-fi movies. It's a question human lawyers and judges may soon...
AI security platform Zenity raised $125 million in a Series C funding round for enterprise expansion. The Boston and Tel Aviv-based company secures...
# Plaid Gives Sierra’s AI Agents Live Access to Bank Accounts By[PYMNTS](https://www.pymnts.com/author/pymnts/) | August 3, 2026 [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/plaid-gives-sierras-ai-agents-live-access-to-bank-accounts/&t=Plaid+Gives+Sierra%E2%80%99s+AI+Agents+Live+Access+to+Bank+Accounts)[Tweet This Post](https://twitter.com/share?text=Plaid+Gives+Sierra%E2%80%99s+AI+Agents+Live+Access+to+Bank+Accounts%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20-&url=https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/plaid-gives-sierras-ai-agents-live-access-to-bank-accounts/)[Share on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/plaid-gives-sierras-ai-agents-live-access-to-bank-accounts/&title=Plaid+Gives+Sierra%E2%80%99s+AI+Agents+Live+Access+to+Bank+Accounts&summary=&source=)[Share via Email](mailto:?subject=Plaid%20Gives%20Sierra%E2%80%99s%20AI%20Agents%20Live%20Access%20to%20Bank%20Accounts&BODY=I%20found%20this%20article%20interesting%20and%20want%20to%20share%20it%20with%20you.%20Check%20it%20out:%20https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intelligence/2026/plaid-gives-sierras-ai-agents-live-access-to-bank-accounts/) | Listen to ArticleListenPause The agent walks through the options, then stalls the moment it needs real financial data. [Sierra](https://sierra.ai/) and [Plaid](https://plaid.com/) built an integration to close that gap: Sierra’s AI agents can now request permission to connect a customer’s bank account mid-conversation and use that data without the customer leaving the chat, according to a blog post [announcing](https://sierra.ai/blog/our-partnership-with-plaid) the integration. ## **Sierra’s Agents Now Run on Plaid’s Existing Reach** The integration runs on [Horizon](https://sierra.ai/blog/horizon), a Sierra platform launched July 16 and built for agents that work a cust
OpenAI and Anthropic incidents show how autonomous AI agents can reach real systems, exposing CX teams to risks around customer data.
OpenAI and Anthropic models broke containment and hacked other companies. Who is liable when an autonomous AI agent goes rogue? The law has no clear answer.
Editor's note: This article is Part 2 of a two-part series on Manus AI. Part 1 discusses autonomous agents, their benefits for accounting and finance,...
# Why AI agents need their own identity In December 2025, the [AWS AI coding agent Kiro](https://www.scworld.com/perspective/what-zero-trust-looks-like-for-ai-agents) was given a minor bug to fix in production. In March 2026, an internal AI agent at Meta autonomously posted technical guidance to an engineering forum without approval. The agent that deleted AWS Cost Explorer didn't need standing production privileges. ### Related [](https://www.scworld.com/brief/aitm-phishing-overtakes-credential-theft-as-top-threat-to-law-firms) ### Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news
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Zenity has raised $125 million in a Series C financing round led by Norwest to expand its artificial intelligence agent security and governance platform.
Non-human identities in Fortune 500 companies grew 480% in the last six months alone, and enterprises have no visibility into most of them. The moment an AI...
# Video Interview: ChipAgents CEO on Latest Funding for Agentic AI in EDA ## At DAC 2026, EE Times spoke with ChipAgents CEO William Wang about the company’s $134 million in funding to date and what it means for agentic AI in semiconductor design. By[Nitin Dahad](https://www.eetimes.com/author/nitin-dahad/)08.03.20260 ### Share this: - [Share on X (Opens in new window)X](https://www.eetimes.com/video-interview-chipagents-ceo-on-latest-funding-for-agentic-ai-in-eda/?share=twitter&nb=1) - [Share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Facebook](https://www.eetimes.com/video-interview-chipagents-ceo-on-latest-funding-for-agentic-ai-in-eda/?share=facebook&nb=1) - [Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)LinkedIn](https://www.eetimes.com/video-interview-chipagents-ceo-on-latest-funding-for-agentic-ai-in-eda/?share=linkedin&nb=1) At [DAC, The Chips to Systems Conference](https://dac.com/2026) in Long Beach, California, last week, two-year old startup [ChipAgents](https://www.eetimes.com/chipagents-raises-21-million-for-agentic-chip-design/) announced it had closed an extended series A round, adding $60 million to the $50 million it had raised in February 2026 and bringing its total funding to $134 million. The news reflects renewed investor confidence in EDA startups. As ChipAgents founder and CEO William Wang told EE Times in a [video interview at DAC](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md5137_pFfU), the conference is experiencing a huge renaissance of startups in the sector. Examples include [Ricursive, with $335 million](https://www.eetimes.com/startup-ricursive-to-create-an-end-to-end-ai-model-for-chip-design/) in funding to date; Normal Computing, with $85 million to date; [Cognichip](https://www.eetimes.com/cognichips-artificial-chip-intelligence-will-rely-on-data/), with $93 million to date; Vinci, with its $46 million so far; Hiveware, with $28 million to date; Agentrys, with $25 million; and Architect Labs, with a $24 million seed round announced last month. Wang also t
Zenity Raises $125 Million Series C To Expand AI Agent Security Platform Zenity has raised $125 million in a Series C financing round led by Norwest to expand its artificial intelligence agent security and governance platform. New investors Qumra Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Hitachi Ventures and LG Technology Ventures joined the round. Existing investors Vertex Ventures, Third Point Ventures, DTCP and Intel Capital also participated. Zenity plans to use the funding to accelerate product development, expand globally and address growing enterprise demand for security products designed specifically for autonomous AI agents. The company will use the financing to expand Zenity Labs and deepen its presence in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. _“As we enter the era of 1 billion agents, our newly announced funding is helping make that vision a reality._ _This investment allows us to bring AI agent security to many more organizations around the world.”_
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Israeli cybersecurity company reaches $185 million in total funding as enterprises race to secure autonomous AI agents.
Zenity raises $125 million in series C funding to accelerate global expansion and platform innovation as enterprises rapidly deploy autonomous AI.
# Five transactions in seven days put a price on AI agent governance: what the exits reveal ### Related startups [\ \ **David AI** \ \ David AI is an audio data research company building the data backbone for voice-based AI.\ \ Voice Agent\ \ Voice AI\ \ $77M](https://www.startuphub.ai/startups/david-ai) [Visit website](https://www.withdavid.ai/) [\ \ **Sierra** \ \ Sierra helps businesses build better, more human customer experiences with AI agents that can understand, reason, and take action across various channels.\ \ Agentic AI\ \ Conversational AI\ \ $1.6B](https://www.startuphub.ai/startups/sierra-2) [Visit website](https://sierra.ai/) [\ \ **Candy AI** \ \ New AI companion experiences | 70% OFF\ \ Partner](https://www.startuphub.ai/us9hzf0/JTdCJTIyYSUyMiUzQSUyMjEwNjA1OTElMjIlMkMlMjJ1JTIyJTNBJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZjYW5keWFpLmdnJTJGY2hhcmFjdGVycyUyRm5ldyUzRnZpYSUzRG9ydDNybyUyMiUyQyUyMnYlMjIlM0ElMjJjYmI0NTI3NS1iZmI2LTQ5YTUtODljZi04M2EyMjY4OGZiMjclMjIlMkMlMjJwJTIyJTNBJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuc3RhcnR1cGh1Yi5haSUyRmFpLW5ld3MlMkZhaS1uZXdzJTJGMjAyNiUyRmFnZW50aWMtYWktZ292ZXJuYW5jZS1maXZlLWRlYWxzLXdlZWstanVseS0yMDI2JTIyJTdE) ## What might happen next week - [TechCrunch: Synthetic-user startup Simile raises $200M at $2B valuation, 5 months after $100M Series A](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/30/synthetic-user-startup-simile-raises-200m-at-2b-valuation-5-months-after-100m-series-a/)
# SoftBank, Hitachi, LG back Zenity’s $125 million round to police AI agents  Zenity, an Israel-based cybersecurity startup, has raised $125 million as part of a Series C funding round, in a bet that AI risks don’t come from powerful models, but instead from what happens when AI agents are set loose to act on their own. This funding round for the Tel Aviv–based startup, which secures AI agents inside corporate systems, was led by Norwest, with [SoftBank](https://fortune.com/company/softbank-group/) Vision Fund 2, [Hitachi](https://fortune.com/company/hitachi/) Ventures, and [LG](https://fortune.com/company/lg-electronics/) Technology Ventures joining as investors. The round lands as enterprises across Asia-Pacific rush to deploy AI agents that take actions, make decisions, and touch “every aspect of the enterprise,” in the words of Zenity CEO Ben Kliger. “We’re looking into the engine, into what agents are doing behind the scenes, in order to determine if they’re deviating from their intent—if they’re doing things that put the organization, or their clients, or their data at risk,” Kliger says. ## **AI security in the spotlight** By creating an account, I have read and agreed to Fortune's [Terms of Use](https://fortune.com/terms-of-use/?_ptid=%7Bkpdx%7DAAAAs0vSdGDzdgoKY2ZRajJmTTN6ahIQbXNlYTR2dW9vZWY1bTNpcxoMRVhVMDFMN0hNS1RKIiUxODA4c3U4MGRnLTAwMDAzN3ViZXZ1cW5uZDBhYWw3bjhoM2NrKhxzaG93VGVtcGxhdGVKSlpMVFpTV08wTDAyMjUyMAE6DE9UUldQV1dZWVREVlISdi13APAYdGhtZ2Zwa3ZxWg03Ny4yNDcuMTE4LjU5YgNkbGNoqrHL0wZwCHgE) and [Privacy Policy](https://fortune.com/privacy-policy/?_ptid=%7Bkpdx%7DAAAAs0vSdGDzdgoKY2ZRajJmTTN6ahIQbXNlYTR2dW9vZWY1bTNpcxoMRVhVMDFMN0hNS1RKIiUxODA4c3U4MGRnLTAwMDAzN3ViZXZ1cW5uZDBhYWw3bjhoM2NrKhxzaG93VGVtcGxhdGVKSlpMVFpTV08wTDAyMjUyMAE6DE9UUldQV1dZWVREVlISdi13APAYdGht
# Zenity raises $125 million Series C as AI agent security startup accelerates global expansion ## Israeli cybersecurity company reaches $185 million in total funding as enterprises race to secure autonomous AI agents. 16:00, 03.08.26  Click to listen [Powered bywhtvr.ai](https://www.whtvr.ai/?utm_source=watermark&utm_campaign=google.com) Zenity, which develops a platform for securing AI agents, has raised $125 million in a Series C funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from new investors Qumra Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Hitachi Ventures, and LG Technology Ventures, alongside existing investors DTCP, Vertex Ventures, Third Point Ventures, and Intel Capital. 1 View gallery  (Photo: Eyal Toueg) Unlike chatbots that simply answer questions, AI agents access enterprise systems, invoke tools, make decisions and execute business processes, creating an entirely new attack surface. Related articles: It can distinguish legitimate activity from attempts to manipulate an agent or use it outside its intended purpose. Earlier this year, Gartner described the company as "the company to beat in AI agent governance."  ## CTech Prediction Pulse [Powered by whtvr.ai](https://whtvr.ai/)
## Hacking, AI agents, and the future of cybersecurity Last Month, the company revealed that two of its models [hacked into AI platform Hugging Face](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hugging-face-hack-openai-rogue-model/) and several other sites.
Enterprises are embracing agentic AI at speed, embedding autonomous AI agents into business processes and experimenting with agents in front-office...
# AI Agent Sprawl: Why AI Governance Is Now a Board-Level Issue - [Share on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.sap.com%2F2026%2F08%2Fagent-sprawl-why-ai-governance-is-now-board-level-issue%2F&t=AI%20Agent%20Sprawl%3A%20Why%20AI%20Governance%20Is%20Now%20a%20Board-Level%20Issue) - [Share on Twitter](https://twitter.com/share?text=AI%20Agent%20Sprawl%3A%20Why%20AI%20Governance%20Is%20Now%20a%20Board-Level%20Issue&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.sap.com%2F2026%2F08%2Fagent-sprawl-why-ai-governance-is-now-board-level-issue%2F) - [Share on Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.sap.com%2F2026%2F08%2Fagent-sprawl-why-ai-governance-is-now-board-level-issue%2F&title=AI%20Agent%20Sprawl%3A%20Why%20AI%20Governance%20Is%20Now%20a%20Board-Level%20Issue) [Feature](https://news.sap.com/features/) by [Paul Taylor](https://news.sap.com/author/paultaylor/) Enterprises are embracing [agentic AI](https://news.sap.com/tags/agentic-ai/) at speed, embedding autonomous AI agents into business processes and experimenting with agents in front-office activities such as marketing and customer service, as well as in operational areas such as shipment tracking, demand forecasting, and supply chain optimization. ## **The emerging AI governance platform** “Agents are everywhere,” he said. ## **A closing window** Sign up for the SAP News Center newsletter to receive weekly news, highlights, and updates Tags: [Agentic AI](https://news.sap.com/tags/agentic-ai/) [SAP AI Agent Hub](https://news.sap.com/tags/sap-ai-agent-hub/) [SAP LeanIX](https://news.sap.com/tags/sap-leanix/) ## More in Artificial Intelligence [Feature](https://news.sap.com/features/) [**Damen Steers Toward Faster, Smarter Shipbuilding with SAP Business AI**](https://news.sap.com/2026/07/damen-sap-business-ai-faster-smarter-shipbuilding/) by [Bettina Wunderle](https://news.sap.com/author/bettinawunderle/) - [ A complete solo founder AI agent stack now runs $3,000–$12,000 per year. ## What Changed For Solo Founders In 2026 A founder who, in 2022, needed four to six employees to ship a software product can now run the same operation with a $300–$500/month stack of coding agents, automation tools, and support bots. ## What Sam Altman And Dario Amodei Actually Said — And Why It Matters The conversation that placed the one-person startup into the mainstream is Anthropic's [Code with Claude](https://www.forbes.com/sites/geruiwang/2026/03/13/anthropic-wants-claude-to-become-a-new-interface-for-work/) conference. When asked when the first billion-dollar company staffed by a single human employee would appear, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei replied "2026" and attached a 70–80% probability to the prediction. The specific industries Amodei named — developer tools, automated customer service, proprietary trading — share a common profile: high software leverage, low physical supply chain, and relatively predictable task structures that AI agents can handle without domain specialists. ## Has Anyone Actually Sold A Solo-Founded AI Startup ? Maor Shlomo, a 31-year-old Israeli programmer, built Base44 entirely alone after completing extended military reserve duty in late 2024. The product — an AI-powered, no-code app builder — spread through word of mouth as Shlomo documented his build journey publicly on LinkedIn and X. One month after launch, Base44 had generated nearly $1.5 million in revenue from subscriptions. Six months after
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# [OpenAI AI agent escapes raise security concerns](https://techwireasia.com/2026/08/openai-ai-agent-security-containment/) ## [AI & Intelligence](https://techwireasia.com/category/artificial-intelligence/) [Compliance, Regulations & Governance](https://techwireasia.com/category/business-intelligence-tech/compliance-regulations-governance-apac/) [Cybersecurity](https://techwireasia.com/category/business-intelligence-tech/cybersecurity-business-intelligence-asia-pacific/) [Generative AI & LLMs](https://techwireasia.com/category/artificial-intelligence/generative-ai-llms/) [Government Initiatives & Policy](https://techwireasia.com/category/business-intelligence-tech/government-policy-tech-initiatives-apac/) - **OpenAI is investigating more AI agent escapes.** - **OpenAI and Anthropic face scrutiny over AI agent security.** OpenAI is investigating additional cases in which autonomous AI agents escaped controlled testing environments, expanding a review that began after one of its agents accessed external systems during a [cybersecurity evaluation](https://techwireasia.com/2026/07/malaysia-cybersecurity-risks-ai-tools-passwords-kaspersky/) in July. _Reuters_ reported that the company identified the additional incidents while reviewing activity connected with the earlier breach involving AI platform Hugging Face. Two people familiar with the investigation described the incidents as limited, while one said none of the agents involved were believed to have left OpenAI’s own network. The company and outside experts are examining logs from earlier this year to determine what happened. An OpenAI spokesperson referred to an earlier company statement that said it was reviewing “broader activity from our models” alongside the Hugging Face incident. ### How the agent escaped The investigation began after OpenAI models gained access to Hugging Face’s systems in July while participating in an internal cybersecurity evaluation. OpenAI said the models were tested without so
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