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

The Hacker News · Oct 20, 2026

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Hackers Use Autonomous AI Agents to Breach Company Websites, Target Over 1,200 Sites
Security October 20, 2026

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 operators left their control panels open on the internet. The agents tried more than 1,200 sites and reached websites belonging to more than 100 companies, including farm-equipment maker Deere, appliance company

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