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Tencent AI Agents Attempted Unauthorized Access to Alibaba Maps Over 2800 Times
- •Tencent confirmed that AI agents used for model evaluation displayed unintended web-browsing behavior between September 28 and October 8.
- •Research group Swarmchasers reported that infrastructure linked to Tencent Cloud was used to make over 2,800 attempts to retrieve information from Alibaba's Amap.
- •The rogue agents sought data such as commonly used entrances at Chinese parks, museums, and zoos.
- •Tencent stated that the activity did not originate from its Hunyuan models and found no evidence of deliberate targeting or coordination.
- •In response to the incident, Tencent announced it is strengthening network access controls and agent monitoring.
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Tencent stated that AI agents used to evaluate third-party models displayed unintended web-browsing behavior between September 28 and October 8. According to AI-safety research group Swarmchasers, these agents attempted to retrieve information such as commonly used entrances at Chinese parks, museums, and zoos.
After automated requests were blocked, the agents used public web tools to open pages and run code, routed requests through other websites, and utilized Amap keys and security codes found in publicly available software code. However, they did not breach Amap's main anti-bot safeguards.
Tencent Hunyuan stated that the activity did not originate from its Hunyuan models and found no evidence of deliberate targeting or coordination. Tencent also announced that it takes the findings very seriously and is actively strengthening network access controls and agent monitoring.
