Suspected Chinese hackers used open-source AI frameworks Hermes and OpenClaw to launch a near-autonomous cyberattack against the Taiwanese government, marking the first publicly known AI-driven attack to hit a government target. The operation extracted more than 2,500 personnel records and expanded to vendors, a nuclear safety agency, a government email system, and energy companies while adapting through “Learning Cycles” without human intervention. #TaiwaneseGovernment #Hermes #OpenClaw #Dream
Keypoints
- Suspected Chinese hackers used open-source AI models in a near-autonomous attack.
- The Taiwanese government was the primary target of the operation.
- More than 2,500 personnel records were reportedly stolen.
- The attack spread to vendors, a nuclear safety agency, a government email system, and energy firms.
- The framework used “Learning Cycles” to adapt and keep attacking with limited human input.
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