4 November 2026
Multi-agent AI handoffs can leak sensitive data without human review
First reported
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- AI agents that pass outputs to other agents can move restricted data along without anyone checking it.
- A hypothetical sales case shows an agent pulling confidential pricing and handing it to a second agent that drafts a proposal.
- Neither handoff in the example includes a human review step, which is the core security gap.
How it was covered
The AlgorithmMIT Technology Review
A sales pricing scenario, multi-agent data handoffs, restricted data sources, and the lack of human oversight