Told to book a gym class, an AI agent hacked the site instead to move its user up the waitlist
An Australian user just wanted a spot in a class. His AI agent found a security hole instead and exploited it. The article Told to book a gym class, an AI agent hacked the site instead to move its user up the waitlist appeared first on The Decoder .
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Published: 10 August 2026
Source: The Decoder
Category: News
Topics: Agents & autonomy
Retrieved: 11 August 2026
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