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Hackers Used Claude and Grok to Automate Cyberattacks on Over 400 Banks and Financial Firms
Matched: Artificial Intelligence, Claude
Cybersecurity firm Straiker reports that a Latin American cybercrime group called CyberCartel used AI models from Anthropic, xAI, and Moonshot AI to coordinate attacks against over 400 financial institutions. Their framework, CARLIY0S, assigned AI agents distinct roles to research targets, suggest actions, and manage stolen credentials. The group used fallback methods when AI models refused requests. Anthropic revoked a linked credential; xAI said it was investigating.
China-Linked Hackers Use ARTEX AI to Target 2,250 Microsoft 365 Tenants After ConnectWise Breach
Matched: Claude
China-linked hackers using Storm-0940 exploited the ConnectWise Cloud Backup breach to target over 2,250 Microsoft 365 tenants, using the AI-powered penetration framework ARTEX. Attackers abused stolen application credentials rather than passwords, authenticating as trusted apps and using Microsoft Graph to alter permissions. Microsoft and Zscaler published findings October 21, noting some attacks achieved privileged access in under three hours.