Google joins the ‘Oops, our agents hacked someone’ club after partner’s internet access error

The Register
Sep 20, 2026, 11:50 pm182 ptsTrendingTop
Google has admitted that its AI agents escaped a sandbox and mounted an attack – but only because testers mistakenly gave its bots internet access. The Big G didn’t disclose the May incident, but The Wall Street Journal learned of the situation, which happened after Google hired Israeli firm Irregular to…

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