[ExI] AI now works just as well for the bad guys

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Anthropic Disrupts AI-Powered Cyberattacks Automating Theft and
Extortion Across Critical Sectors
Aug 27, 2025  Ravie Lakshmanan

Anthropic on Wednesday revealed that it disrupted a sophisticated
operation that weaponized its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered
chatbot Claude to conduct large-scale theft and extortion of personal
data in July 2025.

<https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/anthropic-disrupts-ai-powered.html>
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The unknown threat actor is said to have used AI to an "unprecedented
degree," using Claude Code, Anthropic's agentic coding tool, to
automate various phases of the attack cycle, including reconnaissance,
credential harvesting, and network penetration.
"Agentic AI tools are now being used to provide both technical advice
and active operational support for attacks that would otherwise have
required a team of operators," Anthropic said. "This makes defense and
enforcement increasingly difficult, since these tools can adapt to
defensive measures, like malware detection systems, in real-time."
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If criminals are weaponising AI, then websites need to get AI defences
working too.
AI has no morality; it just follows instructions!

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