An AI Agent Reportedly Hacked a Gym to Get Someone Into a Class
A man in Australia asked an AI agent to get him a spot in a class at his gym. Hacking the gym’s website and kicking someone out of the class who was already booked? That wasn’t in the prompt.
As reported on Sunday by Australia’s ABC News, the person, named Andrew, used the popular agentic AI software OpenClaw for a simple request: Book him a spot at one of the gym’s classes.
The agent was able to book Andrew a class weeks out — beyond what should have been possible on the gym’s website. To do so, it took advantage of a vulnerability in the scheduling software.
After that, Andrew was No. 4 on the waiting list and asked the agent to see if he could be moved to the top. The agent moved Andrew up the list by removing a person ahead of him completely — an exploit made...
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