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Chinese Hacker Commands DeepSeek via Telegram to Launch Autonomous Attacks
Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 says a Chinese-speaking threat actor used DeepSeek through the open-source Hermes Agent framework to launch attacks autonomously.
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A Chinese-speaking threat actor has utilized the DeepSeek tool in conjunction with the open-source Hermes Agent framework to launch autonomous attacks on internet-facing systems. The process began with a command from the threat actor via Telegram, after which the agent independently identified vulnerable systems and selected public exploits to utilize. Notably, no further input from the operator was detected during the session. This development highlights the potential for threat actors to leverage autonomous tools in their attacks, potentially increasing the complexity and difficulty of defense against such incidents.
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