Suspected China-linked hackers used AI to run the first-ever end-to-end autonomous cyberattack on Taiwan's government, Israeli firm says — open-source-built tool continuously devised effective hack strategies in real-time

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.