AI Matters
Why it matters
Hacker uses AI agents to break into more than 100 websites
The Verge AI A hacker broke into John Deere and SharkNinja with an army of AI agents
Security firm Norforge says one hacker used mostly self-directed AI agents to breach over 100 sites, reportedly including John Deere, SharkNinja and Cummins.
Why it matters
Automated attacks can now run at scale with little human effort, raising the risk of breaches at companies that hold customer data.
Latest brief · Oct 20, 2026