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AI hacking undermines OT security-through-obscurity strategy

The spread of AI agents has effectively ended security-through-obscurity, a strategy that relies on keeping system designs and weaknesses hidden, The Register reported. Software companies and independent researchers are using AI agents to find bugs in products and open-source code, including decades-old flaws, pushing vulnerability disclosures and patches to record levels. Experts warn risks are rising in operational technology and industrial control systems.