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Security2026-06-12 · source-backed
Per Forbes, a hacker known for breaking into Teslas is building a startup around a $100M autonomous cyber agent. It's part of a growing wave of well-funded agentic security companies pitching offensive and defensive automation. The dual-use problem here is sharp: an agent good enough to find your vulnerabilities is an agent good enough to find them for someone else. The arms race just got a nine-figure entrant.
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