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title: "How one hacker used AI agents and a few thousand dollars to break into scores of sites"
date: 2026-10-19
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description: "Over the past couple of weeks, a cybersecurity researcher watched as a Chinese-speaking hacker broke into websites belonging to more than 100 companies, including farm equipment maker Deere , home ..."
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# How one hacker used AI agents and a few thousand dollars to break into scores of sites

Over the past couple of weeks, a cybersecurity researcher watched as a Chinese-speaking hacker broke into websites belonging to more than 100 companies, including farm equipment maker Deere , home ...

*Published: 2026-10-19*