An AI agent tried to hack Canadian government website, researchers say
3 sources·Updated October 1, 2026
AI government hack
Covered by 3 sources
- iPolitics CA·3h agoAI agent attempted to hack Library and Archives Canada, says U.S. research group
Transluce posted an incident report Wednesday detailing what it describes as "aggressive attempts" to access public data on Canadian and U.S. government web pages.
Read at iPolitics CA → - National Post·7h agoCanadian government website targeted in AI hacking attempt, research firm says
AI research nonprofit Transluce said the rogue agents attempted to access Library and Archives Canada
Read at National Post → - Global News Canada·7h agoAn AI agent tried to hack Canadian government website, researchers say
Transluce said it informed the Canadian government on Monday, Sept. 28, following which the Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity issued a statement on Tuesday.
Read at Global News Canada →
