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Wells Fargo says customers may be liable for unwanted purchases by their AI agents

Citi Bank, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase have taken steps to limit third-party AI agents from accessing their platforms and services, and others are following suit. The banks’ decisions, first reported by Axios , come amid mounting concern over AI agents taking unwanted actions on behalf of users. Two-thirds of chief information security officers surveyed in financial services and software ranked agentic AI among their top three cybersecurity risks, and more than one-third name