Alex Stamos says handing financial passwords to AI agents is 'completely insane'
11/04/2026 — 11/04, 20:20·1 sources (all)·1 reports (all)
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- Alex Stamos, formerly Meta's chief security officer, said on a podcast that giving AI agents the passwords to financial accounts is "complet…
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According to a report by Business Insider, cited by The Next Web on 2026-11-04, Alex Stamos, the former chief security officer of Meta, said on a recent episode of Alex Kantrowitz's Big Technology Podcast that handing an AI agent the passwords to your financial life is 'totally insane'. Stamos has since joined Cognition as chief security officer in September. Based on the available coverage, this is the latest point in the story, and no further developments have been reported so far.
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According to The Next Web citing Business Insider, former Meta chief security officer Alex Stamos said on a podcast that handing AI agents your financial logins is “totally insane.” He joined Cognition as chief security officer in September.
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