AI Runs the Hack: Chinese Actor Automates Cyberattacks With DeepSeek

2026-08-04T02:51:37Zc5410196528b67f1959e460a698a14035022e949a4334d4ad6ae84dbaf56d4f4
CVE-2026-66066AI-assisted attacksAPI key exposureAPT29Active StorageChinese threat actorDeepSeekICS/SCADAMicrosoft 365 token theftMidnight BlizzardOT securityPLC exposureRuby on RailsRussian espionageStorm-2945automated exploitationcritical vulnerabilitycybersecurity newsdata breachhealthcare datalaw enforcementransomwareremote code executionsource code exposurewater utilities

What happened

Security Affairs feed covering major cybersecurity incidents and vulnerabilities, including AI-assisted Chinese cyberattacks, ransomware and data breaches, exposed source code and API keys, the critical Ruby on Rails Active Storage vulnerability CVE-2026-66066, attacks against water-utility OT systems, and Russian espionage activity targeting Microsoft 365 tokens via hotel Wi-Fi.

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2026-08-04T02:51:37Z
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