Chinese Hackers Use AI Agents to Exploit Web Servers and Automate Attacks

A Chinese-speaking cybercrime group is using AI-assisted tools to turn vulnerable web servers into entry points. It shows how familiar flaws become more dangerous when attackers automate the work around them. The group, tracked as UAT-10147, targeted internet-facing Windows and Linux systems in government, education, media, technology, and gaming. Victims were identified across several countries, while a linked server held a target list of about 170,000 URLs. Cisco Talos identified the activity and found that the operators mixed public exploits with AI-generated instructions, scripts, and testing steps. Cisco Talos said in a report shared with Cyber Security News (CSN) that the approach helped the group carry out complex...

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