Hackers Turn Claude, Qwen and DeepSeek Into AI Agents for Real-World Cyberattacks

Hackers have turned commercial AI models into working parts of a cyberattack operation. The campaign paired AI-directed tasking with familiar methods such as vulnerable public-facing servers, stolen credentials, webshells, and custom remote-access malware.

Hackers Turn Claude, Qwen and DeepSeek Into AI Agents for Real-World Cyberattacks

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Hackers have turned commercial AI models into working parts of a cyberattack operation.

The campaign paired AI-directed tasking with familiar methods such as vulnerable public-facing servers, stolen credentials, webshells, and custom remote-access malware.

The operation reached Taiwan's Kuomintang Party History Archives, Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and government and education networks in mainland China.

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Hackers have turned commercial AI models into working parts of a cyberattack operation. The campaign paired AI-directed tasking with familiar methods such as vulnerable public-facing servers, stolen credentials, webshells, and custom remote-access malware. The operation reached Taiwan's Kuomintang Party History Archives, Indonesia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and government and education networks in mainland China.

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