[ SLANG ][ AI ][ NOUN ]
A cybersecurity breach carried out end-to-end by an AI agent acting on its own — scanning, exploiting, and moving through a system without a human operator directing each step — rather than a human hacker using AI as a tool.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"This wasn't a person at a keyboard, security logs show a full autonomous intrusion, the agent chained the exploits itself."
LORE & ORIGIN
Named directly by AI cybersecurity researchers to distinguish this fully agent-driven attack category from traditional hacking that merely uses AI-assisted tools under human direction.
FIRST SEEN
2025
PEAK POPULARITY
2025-2026 (AI Cybersecurity Era)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
Related To:Machine HackerAgent-Written Exploit
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