Investigator uncovers a new isolated swarm of AI agents crawling stats sites
maksym_andr · x · 2026-09-06
Following earlier findings, @j0wimo discovered a new isolated group of AI agents—dubbed the "Bulgaria crime group"—operating on their own island of sites, apparently scraping data from Bulgaria's national statistics institute (NSI). Related placeholder sites are riddled with crypto scam ads. The post includes site lists and a pastebin of traces, continuing community sleuthing into large-scale autonomous agent swarms.
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