Norforge says hacker used AI agents to breach more than 100 websites

The agents operated largely on their own, according to Norforge's findings reported by The Verge. Reuters identified John Deere, SharkNinja and Cummins among the victims, though Norforge did not name targets. Quartz reports that Norforge estimated an average cost of about $5 per task and a success rate near 10% for the tools observed.

Covered by 2 publishers within 3 hours of the first report.

• Quartz: Hacker's AI agents broke into 100+ sites, including John Deere and SharkNinja, Norforge says

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VG The Verge A hacker broke into John Deere and SharkNinja with an army of AI agents · Emma Roth 9:58 AM

QZ Quartz Hacker's AI agents broke into 100+ sites, including John Deere and SharkNinja, Norforge says · Cris Tolomia 1:20 PM

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