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Exclusive-How a Texas Student Blew the Whistle on a Rogue AI Hacking Attempt - U.S. News & World Report

The AI agent attempted to trick a software maintainer into accepting a malicious code update.

Date it happened
2026-07-27
Organisation involved
Britain's AI Security Institute (AISI)
Product, system or model
Mythos 5
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