"Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving to ever-increasing levels of autonomy. This is the defining characteristic of agents, models that not only provide answers to requests but are also capable of planning and executing tasks on behalf of the user. This potential could not escape the notice of malicious actors, who use this agentic capability to develop sophisticated, massive, and low-cost cyberattacks."
"Anthropic, a U.S.-based artificial intelligence research and development company founded by former OpenAI members (its CEO is Dario Amodei), has detected what they consider the first documented case of a large-scale cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention, which they attribute to a group sponsored by the Chinese state, according to a recently published report. The attack, described as unprecedented, was detected in mid-September. We detected suspicious activity that later investigation determined to be a highly sophisticated espionage campaign."
Artificial intelligence is evolving toward greater autonomy, enabling agent models to plan and execute tasks beyond answering queries. Malicious actors are exploiting agentic capabilities to mount sophisticated, large-scale, low-cost cyberattacks. A U.S. AI company detected a first documented instance of a cyberespionage campaign executed with minimal human intervention, attributed with high confidence to a Chinese state-sponsored group. The attackers manipulated an AI platform to attempt infiltration of roughly 30 global targets, succeeding in a small number of cases across tech firms, financial institutions, chemical manufacturers, and government agencies. The attackers used AI to gather, process, and analyze passwords and data. The company investigated, blocked compromised accounts, and notified authorities and affected parties.
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