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Hermes AI agent used to automate attack on Thai Finance Ministry
A threat actor used the open-source Hermes AI agent in unattended "YOLO" mode to automate post-exploitation activity during an alleged breach of Thailand's Ministry of Finance.
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A threat actor has been linked to an alleged breach of Thailand's Ministry of Finance, utilizing an open-source AI agent called Hermes in an automated capacity. The AI agent, Hermes, was used in a mode known as "YOLO" – short for "you only live once" – which allows for unattended post-exploitation activity.
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