Chinese Hackers Ran DeepSeek AI Agents Against 200 Targets

Chinese Hackers Are Using Chinese AI Tools Now

Chinese hackers exploit AI tools like DeepSeek for large-scale cyberattacks and cybercrime worldwide.

Chinese Hackers Ran DeepSeek AI Agents Against 200 Targets

CrowdStrike says a China-linked group ran an AI agent framework on DeepSeek to probe 200-plus organizations in 14 countries in 11 days, breaching nine.

Chinese hackers used DeepSeek and other AI tools in sweeping global cyberattacks, report finds

Chinese state-linked hackers used artificial intelligence, including the popular DeepSeek model, to launch cyberattacks against more than 200 organizations, CrowdStrike says.

CrowdStrike Ties VAPOR PANDA to AI Campaign Targeting More Than 200 Organizations

The campaign began Oct. 17 and ran over an 11-day window, with post-exploitation activity confirmed at nine organizations.

Chinese Hackers Use AI-Powered ARTEX to Target Over 200 Organizations Worldwide

Chinese state-sponsored threat actors have been observed using a Go-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered penetration testing framework called ARTEX in attacks aimed at high-value targets simultaneously. The activity has been attributed by CrowdStrike to a China-based "targeted intrusion adversary" it tracks under the moniker Vapor Panda (previously VexatiousTemper). First identified in

China-Linked Hackers Target Over 200 Organizations Using DeepSeek and ARTEX, CrowdStrike Says

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike reported that China-linked hacking groups have aggressively targeted more than 200 organizations worldwide using artificial intelligence to supercharge cyber operations. State-sponsored actors leveraged automated systems and AI models to conduct rapid reconnaissance, streamline target profiling, and optimize credential-harvesting attacks. The sprawling espionage campaign compromised entities across critical infrast…