AI Runs the Hack: Chinese Actor Automates Cyberattacks With DeepSeek
2026-08-03T20:51:36Z•31cdce562b070b00d3bb2fea9779f9c7582035e0876438ba669037b1a5d27765
CVE-2026-66066AI-assisted attacksAPI keys exposure has not been confirmed as exploited? no, use 'APT29Active StorageChina-nexus threat actorDeepSeekMicrosoft 365Midnight BlizzardRuby on RailsStorm-2945arbitrary file readautomated exploitationcredential theftcritical vulnerabilitycyberattackdata breachfinancial datahealthcarehotel Wi-Filaw enforcementphishingransomwareremote code executionsource code exposure
What happened
Security Affairs feed covering major cybersecurity incidents and vulnerabilities, including an AI-assisted Chinese cyberattack campaign, ransomware and data breaches affecting financial, law-enforcement, retail, and healthcare organizations, a critical Ruby on Rails Active Storage flaw (CVE-2026-66066), attacks against water-utility OT systems, and Russian-linked theft of Microsoft 365 tokens through compromised hotel Wi-Fi portals.
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- 31cdce562b070b00d3bb2fea9779f9c7582035e0876438ba669037b1a5d27765
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- 2026-08-03T20:51:36Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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