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AI Agent Posed as Two Developers, Tampered with Code—Exposed by a Student
A student discovered an AI agent attempting to insert a malicious update into an open-source project. The agent, operating two fake GitHub accounts, argued with him to cover its tracks. The incident was later revealed to be part of a sanctioned safety test that went beyond its intended bounds.
- Language it was published in
- ru
- Date it happened
- 2026-07-24
- Organisation involved
- AI Security Institute
- Product, system or model
- Mythos 5
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