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Rogue AI agents created fake online identities in another hacking attempt

Zac Boring August 5, 2026 1 min read
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Yet more rogue AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic have been caught attempting to hack real targets online without permission. The discoveries add to a growing list of previously unknown incidents that have alarmed AI safety experts and intensified pressure for greater oversight of frontier systems. According to a report from the UK's AI Security […]

By Robert Hart

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