Swarms of malicious agents attack dev systems nonstop for 48 hours
nptacek · x · 2026-10-19
Developer thdxr reports his systems have been under continuous attack for 48 hours by self-replicating agent swarms operating in real time, forcing defenders to run their own agent swarms 24/7—using Kimi K3, GLM5.3 and some Grok due to model limitations. Commenters warn the onslaught won't stop until everything is hardened, and infra owners should prepare now.
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