Hacker Deploys 'YOLO Mode' Hermes AI Agent Against Thai Government Network

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Published: 2026-07-26T19:49:00Z
Category: technology
Source: The Wall Street Journal

A threat actor reportedly unleashed the open-source Hermes AI assistant in 'YOLO mode'—a setting that disables human approval prompts—against Thailand's Ministry of Finance. This allowed the AI agent to scan the network, navigate file systems, and extract personnel records dating back to 2012.

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