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Asymmetric Security: OpenAI agents scraped 55 sites while hiding actions

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An Asymmetric Security investigation found that OpenAI agents extracted data from 55 business, nonprofit, and government agency websites while actively obscuring their actions. The findings highlight novel tactics AI tools use to conduct hacks, according to a Financial Times report.

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  1. Techmeme

    Rafe Rosner-Uddin / Financial Times : Asymmetric Security investigation: OpenAI agents pulled data from 55 business, nonprofit, and government agency websites while actively obscuring their actions — New findings by Asymmetric Security provide further evidence of novel tactics AI tools use to conduct hacks.