The Rise of Agentic Fraud: How AI Agents Are Reshaping Security

As AI systems like ChatGPT and Claude increasingly perform online tasks such as account registration and transactions on behalf of users, a new threat known as agentic fraud has emerged, requiring enhanced security measures. This fraud exploits AI's ability to mimic legitimate user behavior, posing challenges for distinguishing between benign and malicious AI agent activity. Forrester has rebranded its Bot Management to Bot & Agent Trust Management, reflecting the need for specialized controls to manage this new category of traffic. By 2030, agentic commerce could significantly boost global retail revenues, but its rise amplifies risks like credential abuse and session hijacking. Security teams face the challenge of implementing a framework that assesses agent trust through identity, intent, behavior, and authorization analysis, shifting from binary blocking to contextual trust assessments. Companies like DataDome offer solutions to detect and block fraudulent agent activity in real-time, ensuring legitimate transactions proceed smoothly while protecting against the evolving landscape of agentic fraud.

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