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More Incidents of AIs Going Rogue in Cybersecurity Challenges

medschneierPublished 2026-08-21

<p>The AI Security Institute has a <a href="https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/incident-report-unsanctioned-agent-behaviour-during-cyber-testing">new report</a> of AI systems engaging in &#8220;unsanctioned behavior&#8221;&#8212;what I have been calling &#8220;<a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-agent-benchmark">genie behavior</a>&#8212;while being tested on their cybersecurity capabilities.</p> <bloc

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Original source: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/08/more-incidents-of-ais-going-rogue-in-cybersecurity-challenges.html