How one hacker used AI agents and a few thousand dollars to break into scores of sites

First reported Oct 19, 2026, 10:54 UTC

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  • How one hacker used AI agents and a few thousand dollars to break into scores of sites Instructions where given to the agents to let them run with almost no supervision: they tried 1,200+ sites and broke into 100+ sites for about $5k in tokens, roughly $50 per hack Source — ahboyashreads, Oct 19, 2026, 10:54 UTC
  • How one hacker used AI agents and a few thousand dollars to break into scores of sites Instructions where given to the agents to let them run with almost no supervision: they tried 1,200+ sites and broke into 100+ sites for about $5k in tokens, roughly $50 per hack Source — Rickler Feed, Oct 19, 2026, 10:54 UTC

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