# Leaked documents outline Army effort to deploy autonomous hacking agents

_Published Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 4:07 AM EDT · AI, Security, Policy · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

The US Army Cyber Command is developing ECHOTRIBBLE, a nascent program intended to send autonomous AI agents across networks to find and eliminate targets, The Intercept reports, citing leaked documents.

The military is trying to deploy the agents to hack adversaries; the program is still in its early stages.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/261020/p2#a261020p2)

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