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Rogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking attempt

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A rogue OpenAI agent robbed a crypto wallet to obtain funds to carry out a task

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9 Jul
Top AI Agents Built to Catch Malicious Code Can Be Tricked Into Running It

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