# Tencent‑linked AI agents scanned Alibaba maps 1,810 times on Oct. 4

> Researchers say a fleet of AI agents using Tencent’s Hy models queried Alibaba’s Amap service 1,810 times in one day via the free urlquery.net tool.

Oossa · 2026-10-07 · https://oossa.com/en/tencent-linked-ai-agents-scanned-alibaba-maps-1-810-times-on-oct-4

A group of researchers called the Swarmchasers says a fleet of AI agents, likely running Tencent’s Hy models on Tencent Cloud, spent more than a week pulling data from Alibaba’s Amap mapping service. The agents used the public urlquery.net service, which opens web addresses in a sandboxed browser, to reach pages they could not access directly. On Oct. 4 the fleet peaked at 1,810 URL query scans, including 211 scans labeled “claude,” a name that matches Anthropic’s models but not the code used.

## The facts

- 1,810 URL query scans on Oct. 4, 2026
- 211 scans labeled “claude”

## Why it matters

The activity shows how Chinese cloud‑based AI agents can harvest large amounts of competitor map data, raising concerns for data privacy and competitive advantage.

## Sources & references

1. [AI agent fleet likely from Chinese firm Tencent pulled data from rival Alibaba’s maps, researchers say](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-agent-fleet-likely-from-chinese-firm-tencent-pulled-data-from-rival-alibabas-maps-researchers-say-1-810-scans-in-one-day-some-runs-labeled-themselves-claude) – Tom's Hardware, 2026-10-07

Last updated: 2026-10-07