One hacker used AI agents to break into more than 100 company websites

Reuters reports that a researcher watched a single attacker hand the work to AI agents. The agents tried more than 1,200 mostly e-commerce sites and got into more than 100, including sites tied to Deere, SharkNinja and Cummins. Each successful break-in took about a day and an estimated $50 in AI costs.

Why it matters: automated attacks do not care how big you are. Any Los Angeles online store or business website with an outdated plugin, open admin page or unpatched server is now cheap to target.

One step today: update your site’s CMS, plugins and server software, remove admin pages and test files you do not use, and check your upload folders for files you did not put there.

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