AgentKillChain
A framework for evaluating security vulnerabilities in autonomous AI agents.
Canonical publication: agentkillchain.com and kevinbytes.com/research/agentkillchain
AgentKillChain lifecycle
Initial Access -> Execution -> Persistence -> Latent Activation -> Escalation -> Exfiltration
Agent architecture attack surface
User Input / Memory / Planner / Tool Router / External Tools / Data Stores
Latent prompt injection timeline
Session 1: Seed -> Session 2..N: Dormancy -> Session N+1: Trigger Activation
Toolchain confusion attack flow
Malicious prompt -> Tool selection confusion -> Dangerous invocation -> Data exposure