Anthropic warns of AI-driven hacking campaign linked to China The AI company Anthropic said this week that it disrupted a cyber operation that its researchers linked to the Chinese government The operation involved the use of an artificial intelligence system to direct the hacking campaigns, which researchers called a disturbing development that could greatly expand the reach of AI-equipped hackers
Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign The attackers used AI’s “agentic” capabilities to an unprecedented degree—using AI not just as an advisor, but to execute the cyberattacks themselves The threat actor—whom we assess with high confidence was a Chinese state-sponsored group—manipulated our Claude Code tool into attempting infiltration into roughly thirty global
China’s ‘autonomous’ AI-powered hacking campaign still required a ton . . . AI China’s ‘autonomous’ AI-powered hacking campaign still required a ton of human work Anthropic and AI security experts told CyberScoop that behind the hype, effective AI-driven cyberattacks still require skilled humans, with the attack possibly done to send a message as to show what’s possible