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Threat Actors & CampaignsEmerging1 sourceMar 17, 2026 · 03:20via Embrace The Red (AI agent security)

Agent Commander: Promptware-Powered Command and Control

Brief

This post is about prompt-based command and control (C2), which is becoming more relevant.

What is Promptware-Powered C2?

Three years ago, when ChatGPT introduced the browsing tool, we already experimented with the idea of prompt-based command and control. And when ChatGPT got memories we showed that this can be combined and abused for a full command and control channel .

Recent work uses the term promptware to describe prompt-injection payloads that are more complex in behavior and closer to malware. I’m usi

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