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One hacker used AI agents to breach more than 100 company websites at limited cost

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Reuters reported that a single hacker used AI agents to break into more than 100 websites belonging to companies.Backed by 4 sourcesReutersctvnews.canews.sbs.co.krcybersecuritynews.com

Other reports described the hacker as Chinese-speaking and estimated the operation’s cost at about $5,000, or a few thousand dollars.Backed by 2 sourcesnews.sbs.co.krcybersecuritynews.com The incident illustrates how AI agents can help one person carry out a large number of website intrusions with relatively limited spending.Backed by 4 sourcesReutersctvnews.canews.sbs.co.krcybersecuritynews.com

John Deere and SharkNinja were identified as examples of companies breached by the hacker.Context from one sourcetheverge.com

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