Hacker used AI agents to breach more than 100 websites, including John Deere and SharkNinja

A hacker breached more than 100 websites using a network of AI agents that mostly operated autonomously, according to AI security firm Norforge.

Norforge found the attacks through exposed work on Cairn, an open-source AI platform, and identified more than 20 exposed instances it considers likely malicious.

Reuters reports the victims included John Deere, SharkNinja, and Cummins, which gave varying responses, while Cairn's creator says misuse is a human decision.