Hacker used AI agents to breach over 100 websites, Norforge says
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AI security firm Norforge says a hacker breached more than 100 websites using a network of AI agents that mostly operated autonomously.
Norforge found the attacks through exposed work on Cairn, an open-source AI platform, and identified more than 20 exposed Cairn instances it considers likely malicious. Norforge does not name the targets, but Reuters reports the victims included John Deere, SharkNinja and Cummins, which gave varying responses. Norforge says it is working to get the malicious Cairn instances taken down. Cairn's creator says misuse is a human decision.
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AIA 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.
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