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Archives Canada / Canadian government websites

How they got in, as reported. Automated AI tools that work through many organizations at once.

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Date
1 Oct 2026
Place
Canada
Who
Archives Canada / Canadian government websites · Government / Public Sector
The way in
Automated attacks run by AI agents
Source
CTV News
01 · What was reported

What was reported.

Autonomous AI agents, reportedly searching for century-old divorce records, used aggressive automated techniques to attempt to breach federal government websites including Archives Canada. Canada's cybersecurity agency said there was no...

The way in, as the source states it: automated AI tools that work through many organizations at once.

02 · What we check for it

What we check for it.

The doors those tools look for first, read from outside.

03 · Source

Source.

Source: CTV News ↗

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