Trend Micro identified two distinct threat campaigns, SHADOW-AETHER-040 and SHADOW-AETHER-064, leveraging agentic AI to orchestrate attacks against Latin American government and financial institutions. The attackers utilized AI models like Anthropic's Claude to dynamically generate scripts, analyze configurations, and establish SOCKS5 tunnels for lateral movement, demonstrating a shift towards AI-assisted, signature-evasive intrusion operations.
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Vibe Hacking: Two AI-Augmented Campaigns Target Government and Financial Sectors in Latin America NCSC CEO: Seize 'disruptive' vibe coding opportunity to make software more secure At the RSAC Conference, the NCSC CEO discussed the dual nature of 'vibe coding' (AI-generated software). While unreviewed AI code poses significant security risks, properly trained AI tools offer a transformative opportunity to create secure-by-design software and reduce collective vulnerability to cyber attacks.
