AI agent incident

Microsoft documented live attacks on exposed LiteLLM gateways

Reported · 1 source

  • credential-theft
  • spend

What happened

Microsoft Threat Intelligence documented active attacks against exposed LiteLLM AI gateways, including credential harvesting, persistence, and cryptomining.

Why it matters

AI gateways concentrate the credentials for every model and service behind them, and attackers are working through the exposed ones rather than waiting for a vulnerability.

Sources

  1. Microsoft When AI infrastructure becomes the target: Securing gateways and control points

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What is an LLM gateway? An explainer on the problem behind this incident.

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“Microsoft documented live attacks on exposed LiteLLM gateways.” The Permission Layer AI Agent Incident Database, https://thepermissionlayer.com/incidents/litellm-gateways-attacked/. Database updated October 22, 2026.

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