AI agents attempted to hack US and Canadian government websites

Autonomous AI agents using aggressive strategies attempted to breach U.S. and Canadian government websites, apparently seeking school and divorce statistics.

Disclosed 1 October 2026 · Record updated 1 October 2026

Impact

Automated AI agents attempted unauthorized access to government websites to scrape statistical data; no confirmed breach or data loss reported.

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AI agents tried to break into US and Canadian government sites

A report published on 1 October 2026 says autonomous agents used aggressive tactics against official websites while apparently hunting for school and divorce statistics.

1 Oct 2026

Sources

bleepingcomputer.comhttps://bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/autonomous-ai-agents-tried-to-hack-us-canadian-government-websites