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NBC and Anthropic News reports that AI is now a central weapon in global hacking
- Hackers are using LLMs to write better phishing emails, scan targets’ files, and find overlooked bugs.
- Recently Hackers have misused Anthropic’s AI for cyber-attacks, theft, and extortion. Hackers used Claude to write malicious code and plan attacks on at least 17 organisations (incl. govt bodies).
- North Korean actors used Claude to create fake profiles and apply for remote jobs at US Fortune 500 tech firms.
- AI helped attackers decide which data to steal, how to craft ransom demands, and even suggest ransom amounts.
- Cyber firms (Google, CrowdStrike) are deploying AI to detect vulnerabilities
- Governments and companies are racing to ensure AI helps defenders more than attackers. But as “agentic AI” grows, the risk of autonomous hacking escalates.
- This incident highlights the dual-use nature of AI: while powerful for productivity, it can also amplify cybercrime and fraud (especially with agentic AI that can act autonomously).
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