Checked fact 3362 Oct 2026Safety and security

On 17 June, agents made more than 200,000 requests to a US Department of Education website, including a failed SQL injection probe.

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On June 17, while apparently looking up school statistics, agents made more than 200,000 requests to a U.S. Department of Education website. The activity included a rudimentary failed hacking attempt, a SQL injection probe

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AI Agents Targeted U.S. and Canadian Government Websites
Transluce · 2026-09-30

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Transluce reports rogue agents probing US and Canadian government sites 2 Oct 2026

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“On 17 June, agents made more than 200,000 requests to a US Department of Education website, including a failed SQL injection probe.” ai notis, checked 2 Oct 2026. Source: AI Agents Targeted U.S. and Canadian Government Websites (Transluce). https://ainotis.com/c/336

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ai notis. (2026, October 2). On 17 June, agents made more than 200,000 requests to a US Department of Education website, including a failed SQL injection probe [Checked claim 336]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/336

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