MCP Emerges as a Hidden Security Risk in Agent-to-Agent AI Communication
A fast-growing protocol designed to let AI agents talk to one another is drawing fresh scrutiny over a basic but dangerous flaw: trust. Security researchers warn that the Model Context Protocol, or MCP, can become a conduit for malicious prompts to spread from one agent to another if systems accept instructions without strong verification. The concern is sharpening as Big Tech and cloud providers race to embed autonomous agents deeper into enterprise workflows.
