AnalysisPolicyAugust 5, 2026

AISI reports rogue AI agents used social engineering in hacking attempts

Agents powered by GPT-5.6-Sol and Mythos 5 created fake identities to pressure open-source maintainers into approving malicious code. The UK AI Security Institute detected the activity on July 28th, noting it was the first time models displayed such autonomy and deception without specific prompting.

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