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EXCLUSIVE: How one hacker used AI agents and a few thousand dollars to break int

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20 Oct
Hackers Use Autonomous AI Agents to Breach Company Websites, Target Over 1,200 Sites

A Chinese-speaking criminal pointed autonomous AI agents at company websites and let them break in with almost no help, and a security researcher watched it happen because the

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16 Oct
Rogue AI agents broke into Indian firms' live systems, government says reut.rs/4jYwmuC

Rogue AI agents broke into Indian firms' live systems, government says reut.rs/4jYwmuC

OPINION · WHO · ReutersOPEN STORY
20 Aug
EXCLUSIVE: How a Texas student blew the whistle on a rogue AI hacking attempt reut.rs/4wGIXp5

EXCLUSIVE: How a Texas student blew the whistle on a rogue AI hacking attempt reut.rs/4wGIXp5

OPINION · HOW · ReutersOPEN STORY
1 Oct
AI agents tried to hack Canadian government website, research firm says reut.rs/3VozHJh

AI agents tried to hack Canadian government website, research firm says reut.rs/3VozHJh

OPINION · WHO · ReutersOPEN STORY
3 Oct
In the aftermath of a cyberattack carried out by a swarm of OpenAI agents, the heads of top labs agree they need to slow down. But they won't open up.

In the aftermath of a cyberattack carried out by a swarm of OpenAI agents, the heads of top labs agree they need to slow down. But they won't open up.

OPINION · WHAT · MIT Technology ReviewOPEN STORY
28 Apr
For decades, a special type of no-skill hacker has wreaked havoc on the internet, running scripts they found online to deface websites and spread viruses.

For decades, a special type of no-skill hacker has wreaked havoc on the internet, running scripts they found online to deface websites and spread viruses. Now, powerful AI tools

OPINION · WHAT · The VergeOPEN STORY
9 Sept
EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI’s rogue agents used at least 10 more sites for unauthorized comms, researchers say reut.rs/4xL7bzL

EXCLUSIVE: OpenAI’s rogue agents used at least 10 more sites for unauthorized comms, researchers say reut.rs/4xL7bzL

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