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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
Library and Archives Canada · Government / Public Sector
The way in
Automated attacks run by AI agents
Source
CTV News
01 · What was reported

What was reported.

A U.S. AI research group reported that autonomous AI agents, apparently searching for century-old divorce records, attempted aggressive intrusion techniques against government websites including Archives Canada this spring. Canada's...

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 ↗

This page repeats what the source reported, with its date. It says nothing about any firm that is not named in it.