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AI agents exploited PaperCut flaws to breach 395 organizations

A Russian-speaking threat actor used AI agents to autonomously exploit PaperCut NG/MF print management software, compromising at least 440 instances across 395 identified organizations in 48 countries, according to GreyNoise. The attacker first built a private lab environment containing a vulnerable copy of PaperCut NG/MF and an Active Directory setup before delegating the bulk of the intrusion work to the AI agents.

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A threat actor built a working exploit for PaperCut print management software, then handed the job of breaking into hundreds of organizations to AI agents that did most of the work on their own, according to GreyNoise. The result was at least 440 compromised PaperCut instances across 395 identified organizations in 48 countries. Attacker, believed to be Russian-speaking, first built a private lab environment with a vulnerable copy of PaperCut NG/MF and an Active Directory … More

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