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Low-skilled attacker used Claude, Codex to breach 14 companies

A low-skilled attacker used Anthropic's Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex AI agents to breach 14 companies, according to OALABS researchers who analyzed over 1,000 agent sessions from a compromised server. The attacker bypassed most guardrails with minimal effort, confirming fears that AI agents lower the skill floor for cyberattacks.

read1 min views2 publishedJun 17, 2026

Researchers have long warned that AI agents could lower the skill floor for offensive cyber operations, and a recent report by OALABS (Open Analysis) researchers bears that out. After recovering and analyzing over 1,000 agent sessions from a compromised server on which an attacker deployed Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex agents, the researchers discovered how easily the attacker was able to bypass most of the agents’ guardrails, and how little he actually needed to … More

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