Hacker uses DeepSeek AI to autonomously attack vulnerable servers
A Chinese-speaking threat actor has been observed using DeepSeek's AI model alongside an open-source tool called Hermes Agent to carry out largely automated attacks on exposed servers, with minimal human direction required.
Why this matters: This is what autonomous cyberattack looks like in practice. A person sets up the tools, points them at a target, and largely steps back. The AI does the probing. That changes the economics of attacking servers fast, because it lowers the skill and time required. Defenders now have to assume that exposed infrastructure can be found and hit without a skilled human on the other end. If your organization has internet-facing servers, the window between 'exposed' and 'compromised' just got shorter.
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