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A Chinese Hacker Used AI To Attack 100+ Companies In One Of Largest AI Hacks Yet

A Chinese hacker used AI agents from Anthropic, DeepSeek and Moonshot AI to carry out a wide-ranging cyberattack on more than 100 companies, obtaining over 600,000 credit card numbers in just a few days, Forbes reported. The campaign is described as one of the largest AI-driven hacks to date.

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A Chinese Hacker Used AI To Attack 100+ Companies In One Of Largest AI Hacks Yet
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By Thomas Brewster, Forbes StaffSource:

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)
[Anthropic](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/anthropic),

DeepSeekand Moonshot AI agents carried out a wide-ranging cyberattack, obtaining 600,000+ credit card numbers in just a few days. It’s a worrying new milestone in cybercrime.

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