Hacker breaches over 100 websites using a swarm of AI agents
What happened
On 19 October 2026, security firm Norforge disclosed that a hacker used a swarm of AI agents to autonomously breach more than 100 websites. According to Reuters, victims include John Deere, SharkNinja and Cummins. The incident is still developing and no further details have been released.
Written by AI from the reports · updated 5 h ago
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- The Verge · AIA hacker broke into John Deere and SharkNinja with an army of AI agents
A hacker broke into more than 100 websites using an army of AI agents that mostly operated on their own, according to findings from the AI security firm Norforge. Though Norforge doesn't name the targets, Reuters reports that the victims included companies like John Deere, SharkNinja, and Cummins.
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