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points by MrZander 4 days ago | 0 comments
> GitBook has been the target of a sophisticated, highly targeted attack using AI agents

Serious question: How do you know it was using AI agents? What logs distinguish it from a human?

I see this claim a lot and while I don't doubt AI is being used for this, I have a hard time believing every breach has a smoking gun showing it to be an AI assisted attack.

[–] ipsum2 4 days ago
My guess is the speed of exfiltration/exploration of the environment is probably impossible for a human, or even a small team. But I'm also curious what their evidence is.
[–] michaelscott 2 days ago
Generally the speed of breaking through components of the tech stack. They chain exploits and they move through the system at a rate that's far faster than even a team of humans could pull off
[–] conartist6 4 days ago
Maybe there was a level-of-stupidity tip-off, like trying to break in and access something that's already public...