# Shopify says AI agents found dozens of security issues in production testing

_Published Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 10:40 AM EST · Security, AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Shopify says its Cyber Chaos Monkey system has executed tens of thousands of offensive security engagements against live production infrastructure and identified and acted on dozens of impactful findings without an outage or incident. The company developed the system after its earlier work on agents that discover and fix software vulnerabilities.

The agents combine source code, infrastructure records and live test credentials to investigate and attempt exploits. Network restrictions limit their destinations, while a separate agent monitors session logs and can stop unsafe activity. Runs also terminate if the monitoring agent fails or stops adjudicating activity. Testing uses live test shops and organizations.

## Sources

- [Shopify Engineering](https://shopify.engineering/cyber-chaos-monkey)

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Published: 2026-11-12T15:40:18.555Z
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