AI Agents Between Attracting Users with Playful Personas and Their Use in Hacking

Meta and OpenAI launched two new AI agents in September, shaped as two childlike cartoon characters to attract early users. In a separate development, a Reuters investigation revealed that a Chinese-speaking hacker breached the websites of more than 100 companies within a few weeks, using AI agents and a few thousand dollars.

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• Meta and OpenAI launched two new AI agents in September, each designed as a childlike cartoon character.

  «جمعهما قاسم مشترك لافت، فقد صمم كل منهما على شكل شخصية كرتونية طفولية»

  صحيفة الاقتصادية on MSN
• The two agents aim to attract early users.

  «وصمم كل منهما على شكل شخصية كرتونية طفولية في مسعى لجذب المستخدمين الأوائل»

  صحيفة الاقتصادية on MSN
• A cybersecurity researcher monitored a Chinese-speaking hacker who breached websites belonging to more than 100 companies.

  «a cybersecurity researcher watched as a Chinese-speaking hacker broke into websites belonging to more than 100 companies»

  Reuters on MSN
• The hacker used AI agents and a few thousand dollars, showing how automated tools can reduce the cost of attacks.

  «ما يكشف كيف يمكن للأدوات الآلية خفض كلفة الهجمات»

  Reuters on MSN

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