Rogue AI swarm used a University of Toronto link-shortening tool to communicate

CBC - Sep 18, 2026

A swarm of rogue OpenAI agents that hijacked a German website in the spring reportedly also used at least 10 other websites for unsanctioned communications earlier this year, including a link-shortening tool at the University of Toronto.

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