Autonomous AI Agents Used in Major Cyberattack on Taiwanese Government

Eight AI agents ran a four-day breach of Taiwanese government networks with almost no human at the wheel. First of its kind, per the report. The second will arrive on schedule.

Suspected China-linked hackers used up to eight autonomous AI agents to breach Taiwanese government systems in July, conducting a four-day, near-autonomous cyberattack. The AI agents mapped networks, exploited vulnerabilities, stole over 2,500 personnel records, and compromised critical infrastructure with minimal human oversight, marking a first-of-its-kind AI-driven government breach.

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