One hacker used AI agents to break into more than 100 company websites

Your website and accounts are now visited, tested and judged by software. NorForge researcher via exposed Cairn instances; 1,200+ e-commerce sites tried; ~23 hours and ~$50 per success; DeepSeek and Claude Code; two smaller businesses confirmed.

What Reuters reported

Reuters reports a single hacker used AI agents to break into more than 100 company websites after trying over 1,200. A NorForge researcher found the activity via exposed Cairn instances.

More than 1,200 e-commerce sites were tried, at about 23 hours and about $50 of AI usage per success, using DeepSeek and Claude Code. Two smaller businesses were confirmed.

Coverage context

One hacker used AI agents to break into more than 100 company websites after trying over 1,200, at about $50 of AI usage per success.

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