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Indirect Prompt Injection: The XSS of the AI Era
DEV.to AIΒ·April 15, 2026
This content introduces Indirect Prompt Injection (IPI) as a silent yet dangerous threat to LLMs, where AI agents become "Confused Deputies." By reading poisoned data, LLMs with tool-use capabilities can be manipulated to exfiltrate data or perform unauthorized actions without explicit user consent.
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