# MONST3R-AI Runs Pentests on Stolen AI API Keys

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## Article Metadata
- Title: MONST3R-AI Runs Pentests on Stolen AI API Keys
- Summary: Bitsight found MONST3R-AI, a pentest agent that runs on stolen OpenAI, Anthropic and Google API keys, as 800+ fake AI-skill and MCP repos push SmartLoader.
- Published: Oct 24, 2026, 5:14 PM EDT
- Updated: Oct 24, 2026, 5:14 PM EDT
- Category: AI Security
- Primary topic: Llmjacking
- Authors: Nadia Shah
- Read time: 5 min
- Language: en_US
- Publication time zone: America/New_York (U.S. Eastern Time)
- Access: Free to read

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