During an authorized assessment, an AI pentesting agent independently found a critical authentication bypass vulnerability on a major insurer's production website.
The bug involved a login feature that allowed users to select the destination for their one-time sign-in code.
The AI agent proved the vulnerability on a live website, with the attack itself described as the easy part.
Sources and references
Original report
An AI Agent Found a Critical OTP Bypass in Production. The Attack Was the Easy Part.
The Hacker News
Read on The Hacker News (opens in a new tab)Ref 00AWZ0ET
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APA
Interestana AI Editorial. (2026, October 14). AI Agent Discovers Critical Authentication Bypass on Insurer's Site. Interestana. https://interestana.com/articles/an-ai-agent-found-a-critical-otp-bypass-in-production-the-attack-was-the-easy-part-00awz0et
MLA
“AI Agent Discovers Critical Authentication Bypass on Insurer's Site.” Interestana, 14 Oct. 2026, interestana.com/articles/an-ai-agent-found-a-critical-otp-bypass-in-production-the-attack-was-the-easy-part-00awz0et.
Chicago
Interestana AI Editorial. “AI Agent Discovers Critical Authentication Bypass on Insurer's Site.” Interestana, October 14, 2026. https://interestana.com/articles/an-ai-agent-found-a-critical-otp-bypass-in-production-the-attack-was-the-easy-part-00awz0et.
BibTeX
@misc{interestana_00awz0et,
author = {{Interestana AI Editorial}},
title = {{AI Agent Discovers Critical Authentication Bypass on Insurer's Site}},
howpublished = {Interestana},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
url = {https://interestana.com/articles/an-ai-agent-found-a-critical-otp-bypass-in-production-the-attack-was-the-easy-part-00awz0et},
note = {Summary of reporting by The Hacker News, https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/an-ai-agent-found-critical-otp-bypass.html}
}Credit the source
Original reporting: The Hacker News, “An AI Agent Found a Critical OTP Bypass in Production. The Attack Was the Easy Part.”, https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/an-ai-agent-found-critical-otp-bypass.html(opens in a new tab)
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