# Chinese AI Used To Launch Attacks—Here’s What Happened Next

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/chinese-ai-used-to-launch-attacksheres-what-happened-next-zl6t>
> Published: 2026-08-02 07:58:25+00:00

# Chinese AI Used To Launch Attacks—Here’s What Happened Next

By Zak Doffman, ContributorSource:

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)A Chinese threat actor used a

[DeepSeek](/compare/llama-4-vs-deepseek-r1)-powered[AI agent](/glossary/ai-agent)to attack vulnerable servers — then it backfired.Get AI news in your inbox

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