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How AI Agents Get Hijacked: Unit 42's Prompt Injection Findings, Explained

Unit 42 keeps showing the same pattern: once an attacker can rewrite the model's priorities, your workflow stops behaving like your workflow. This explainer breaks down where that control flips and what a sane defense looks like.

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What this piece will cover

KEY POINT 1
Why agent goals are easier to override than most product teams expect.
KEY POINT 2
What repeated Unit 42 prompt-injection patterns mean for real production assistants.
KEY POINT 3
How to separate prompt hardening, tool controls, and audit evidence in your remediation plan.