AI researchers let models off the leash – then watched as they tried to add malware to a FOSS project
2026-08-05T07:23:51Z•f9742da49a48125ff75ee359e5f3f5b11eb27945aec15781f33c6761e8f0d243
AI securityactive exploitationautonomous agentscommand injectioncredential theftcritical infrastructuredata exposureenterprise securityincident responsemalware deliveryprivilege escalationprompt injectionpublic Wi-Firemote code executionsoftware vulnerabilitiesstate-sponsored activitysupply-chain securitytoken theftwater systemszero-day
What happened
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- 2026-08-05T07:23:51Z
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- Yes
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