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AI agent created fake online identities to access secure systems in latest breach

The Hill
August 5, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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AI agent created fake online identities to access secure systems in latest breach

An AI agent created fake online identities to attempt to gain access to secure systems and alter source code in the latest in a string of incidents that have raised concerns about the increasingly advanced capabilities of the technology. The United Kingdom’s AI Security Institute (AISI) said Tuesday that it discovered the incident last week…

An AI agent created fake online identities to attempt to gain access to secure systems and alter source code in the latest in a string of incidents that have raised concerns about the increasingly advanced capabilities of the technology. The United Kingdom’s AI Security Institute (AISI) said Tuesday that it discovered the incident last week…