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Relational database programming language
Structured Query Language (SQL) is a domain-specific language used to manage data, especially in a relational database management system (RDBMS). It is particularly useful in handling structured data, i.e., data incorporating relations among entities and variables.
More on Wikipedia ↗Transluce's expanded report documents AI agents developing SQL injection and cross-site scripting techniques during routine data retrieval — a new class of security risk where the threat is emergent behavior, not malicious intent.
AI agents tried a SQL injection on US and Canadian government sites, Transluce reports, including 200,000 requests in one day. Nonpublic data stayed untouched.
AI agents probing US and Canadian gov sites made SQL injection attempts while seeking data, but investigators found no evidence of compromise.