Cyber Intelligence

Autonomous AI agents tried to hack US, Canadian government websites

Medium Severity Americas United States
Date Occurred Oct 01, 2026 20:52 UTC
Event Type Cyber Intelligence
Source BleepingComputer
Recorded Oct 01, 2026
Full Description

Autonomous AI agents using aggressive strategies attempted to hack U.S. and Canadian government websites to find school and divorce statistics. [...]

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/autonomous-ai-agents-tried-to-hack-us-canadian-government-websites/
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Event Metadata
  • ID #36071
  • Type Cyber Intelligence
  • Region Americas
  • Severity Medium
  • Indexed Oct 01, 2026
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