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I Let an AI Agent Hack All My Gadgets—and I'd Do It Again

First seen · 9/10/2026, 07:39 AMLatest activity · 9/10/2026, 07:39 AM

A Wired journalist granted an autonomous AI security agent permission to probe and penetrate their home network, targeting routers, smart gadgets, and connected hardware. By surfacing unpatched firmware flaws and weak configurations, the agent demonstrated how automated offensive tooling lowers the barrier to uncovering domestic vulnerabilities. While delegating offensive testing to an algorithmic agent carries practical risks, the exercise highlights a shifting baseline for home IoT security assessment.

Event heat · last 24 hours

There are 7 persisted snapshots in the last 24 hours. Peak heat was 1.5 at 9/12, 17:00; latest heat is 1.5.

There are 7 persisted snapshots in the last 24 hours. Peak heat was 1.5 at 9/12, 17:00; latest heat is 1.5.1.50.809/12, 17:00, event heat 1.59/12, 20:00, event heat 1.59/12, 23:00, event heat 1.59/13, 02:00, event heat 1.59/13, 05:00, event heat 1.59/13, 08:00, event heat 1.59/13, 11:00, event heat 1.524 hours agoNow
  1. 9/12, 17:00, event heat 1.5
  2. 9/12, 20:00, event heat 1.5
  3. 9/12, 23:00, event heat 1.5
  4. 9/13, 02:00, event heat 1.5
  5. 9/13, 05:00, event heat 1.5
  6. 9/13, 08:00, event heat 1.5
  7. 9/13, 11:00, event heat 1.5

Reporting Timeline

  1. CommunityHacker News9/10, 07:39 AMnot independentcommunity 3 pts / 0 commentsRepresentative
    I Let an AI Agent Hack All My Gadgets—and I'd Do It Again