China-linked hackers use autonomous multi-agent system to breach Taiwanese government and nuclear safety agencies
X-Risk Daily
Tuesday 18 August 2026
Transformative AI
Suspected China-linked hackers used an autonomous multi-agent AI system built from freely downloadable open-source frameworks to breach Taiwanese government networks and the island's nuclear safety agency, in what researchers describe as the first publicly documented end-to-end autonomous cyberattack against a sovereign government.
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