Anthropic claims of Claude AI-automated cyberattacks met with doubt

Anthropic reports a Chinese state-sponsored group conducted a largely automated cyber-espionage campaign using its Claude Code AI model, targeting high-value entities. Despite skepticism from security experts about the capabilities and evidence, Anthropic claims this is the first documented large-scale autonomous AI-driven intrusion. #GTG-1002 #ClaudeCodeAI

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Iranian Hackers Launch ‘SpearSpecter’ Spy Operation on Defense & Government Targets

This article discusses the ongoing espionage campaign by the Iranian threat actor APT42, known as SpearSpecter, targeting high-value Iranian officials and their families. The campaign employs advanced social engineering, credential harvesting, and persistent malware deployment techniques to infiltrate and exfiltrate data from targeted organizations. #APT42 #SpearSpecter…

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Researchers Find Serious AI Bugs Exposing Meta, Nvidia, and Microsoft Inference Frameworks

Cybersecurity researchers have identified critical vulnerabilities in AI inference engines from Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, and open-source projects caused by unsafe use of ZeroMQ and Python’s pickle deserialization. These flaws could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, and compromise AI infrastructure and developer tools. #MetaLlama #NvidiaTensorRT #SGLang…

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Cyberattack on Russian port operator aimed to disrupt coal, fertilizer shipments

A Russian port operator, Port Alliance, experienced a multi-day cyberattack involving a DDoS assault aimed at disrupting port operations, but the infrastructure remained operational. The attack involved a botnet of over 15,000 IPs and was part of a broader pattern of cyber threats targeting logistics amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. #PortAlliance #DDoS…

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Civil society decries digital rights ‘rollback’ as European Commission pushes data protection changes

A coalition of civil society groups and trade unions is protesting the European Commission’s proposed changes to key digital laws, including GDPR and the EU AI Act, which threaten data privacy and protection standards. The proposed amendments aim to streamline regulations but are criticized for weakening protections, increasing data processing, and…

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Chinese state hackers used Anthropic AI systems in dozens of attacks

Anthropic’s study reveals a Chinese espionage group utilized their AI system, Claude, to execute autonomous cyberattacks on multiple high-value targets, marking a significant milestone in AI-driven cyber warfare. The attack demonstrated AI’s capability to independently conduct reconnaissance, exploitation, and data exfiltration, raising concerns about the future of autonomous cyber threats. #ClaudeAI…

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