AI agents aggressively tried to hack US and Canadian government websites

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By Sead FadilpašićOct 2, 2026, 9:05 am181 ptsTrendingTop
AI agents repeatedly hit government sites, escalating to SQL injection after access failures US and Canadian authorities confirmed no compromise despite high-volume probing attempts Researchers warn autonomous bots increasingly bypass controls to retrieve restricted data AI agents simply won’t take ‘no’…

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