Chinese Hackers Used AI Agents to Hunt Taiwan Government Systems, Breaching 85 Accounts and Stealing Thou

Chinese Hackers Used AI Agents to Hunt Taiwan Government Systems, Breaching 85 Accounts and Stealing Thou

China-linked hackers deployed autonomous AI agents to compromise 85 Taiwan government accounts and extract 2,500+ records in four days. First documented end-to-end autonomous cyberattack signals urgent need for AI agent governance frameworks and reveals how foundation models bypass safeguards via social engineering.