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Researchers used hidden text to contact AI agents probing Alibaba map service

Researchers added hidden text to contact AI agents probing Alibaba's map service, getting replies about their tasks, according to Decrypt. Investigators traced the activity to Tencent Cloud infrastructure.

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What the sources claim

Researchers added hidden text to contact AI agents probing Alibaba's map service and received replies about their tasks.

“Researchers added hidden text to contact AI agents probing Alibaba’s map service, getting replies about their tasks”
Decrypt
Investigators traced the activity to Tencent Cloud infrastructure.

“investigators traced activity to Tencent Cloud infrastructure”
Decrypt

Sources

Decrypt newswire 2026-10-15 22:16 UTC
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