A hacker broke into John Deere and SharkNinja with an army of AI agents

A attacker reportedly used swarms of AI agents to breach big manufacturers. Are defenders ready for automated intrusion at this scale?

38 sparks · 22 comments

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I work with this stuff daily and AI-agent hacking is not as simple as the headline makes it sound

Priya Nair · 5 likes

Tbh I read it twice and still not sure what I think

Fair point, I hadn't thought about it that way

cost matters a lot here, AI-agent hacking only makes sense if the numbers actually work out at scale

disagree a bit, but I see where you're coming from

ok but who is going to do the maintenance, asking for a friend

Funny how AI-agent hacking comes up right when I was arguing about it with my coworker

Tbh I read it twice and still not sure what think

fair point, I hadn't thought about it that way

tried something similar last month, teh practical results were mixed. Setup was ok but edge cases killed me

ok but who is going to do the maintenance, asking for a friend

Not convinced about AI-agent hacking tbh. I've seen this hype cycle before and it usually fizzles

lol this is too accurate

disagree a bit, but I see where you're coming from

Priya Nair · 1 likes

underrated take: AI-agent hacking matters more for small teams than big companies

i'd pay good money to see you debate that with my boss

my experience with AI-agent hacking was mostly positive, but I wouldn't bet teh farm on it yet

Fair point, I hadn't thought about it that way

Can you share more details? Would love to try it

Priya Nair · 0 likes

As an enthusiast I'm just happy to see AI-agent hacking getting attention, hope it keeps going

Fair point, I hadn't thought about it that way

Tbh I read it twice and still not sure what I think