Chinese-speaking hacker uses AI agents to autonomously break into 100+ company websites including Deere, SharkNinja, Cummins; spent $5,000 on AI tokens for 1,200 attempted intrusions starting September 2024

How one hacker used AI agents and a few thousand dollars to break into scores of sites

Item 1 of 2 A man poses inside a server room at an IT company in this June 19, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/Illustration[1/2]A man poses inside a server room at an IT company in this June 19, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/Illustration Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tabSummaryCompaniesReport finds AI agents attempted 1,200 break-ins and compromised more than 100 sitesReuters identified victims including Deere, SharkNinja and Cummins by reviewin...