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October 25, 2026

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‘NIGHTMARE’: Unvetted AI agents are accessing U.S. bank accounts, AXIOS reports


AXIOS senior AI reporter Madison Mills joins Morning Joe to break down her reporting on third-party AI agents accessing customer bank accounts. Mills says users often give agents their login credentials, while some banks have also seen activity that appears to go beyond user instructions; she cautions that consumers need not panic and distinguishes this issue from a conventional cyberattack. She discusses the efforts by banks to restrict agent access and unresolved questions about who is responsible if an agent takes an action a user did not authorize. 

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