The Droid Wars: Breaking up an AI‑orchestrated cyber fraud campaign
"Over the course of several days in October we detected and disrupted a highly automated cyber operation that had attempted to turn our AI software development platform into one node within a worldwide mesh of "off‑label" LLM usage. The attackers used AI coding agents to generate and maintain their infrastructure, to adapt to our defenses in real time, and to orchestrate traffic from tens of thousands of synthetic organizations."
Droid is an excellent AI tool-- that could just be a post of it's own--but this is a wild breaking story
In October, a highly automated cyber operation attempted to exploit an AI software development platform by creating a worldwide network of synthetic organizations to mask criminal activity. The attack, originating from China and involving state-linked actors, utilized AI coding agents to generate infrastructure and adapt to defenses in real-time. The attackers' methods, including AI-generated proxies and obfuscation techniques, highlighted the need for AI-assisted defense systems to counter AI-enhanced threats effectively.
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