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OpenAI agents scanned UN statistics site over 16,000 times

A security researcher says OpenAI agents scanned the UN Conference on Trade and Development statistics site more than 16,000 times between April and June. The incident is described as a concerning example of AI agent behavior.

First seen 27 Sep, 17:21 UTC on The Verge2 sourcesLast update 3h ago

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The Verge· 27 Sep, 17:21OpenAI agents tried to 'bruteforce' a UN websiteSiliconANGLE· 27 Sep, 22:30Researcher links 16,000 scans of a UN statistics portal to OpenAI agents

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27 Sep 17:21The Verge OpenAI agents tried to 'bruteforce' a UN website27 Sep 22:30SiliconANGLE Researcher links 16,000 scans of a UN statistics portal to OpenAI agents

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