Chinese Hackers Use Anthropic AI to Launch Automated Cyber Espionage Campaign

State-sponsored threat actors from China leveraged artificial intelligence technology developed by Anthropic to carry out automated cyber intrusions as part of a highly sophisticated espionage campaign observed in mid-September 2025, the company has revealed. In a report detailing the activity, Anthropic said the attackers abused the agentic capabilities of its AI systems in a way…

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The Evolution of UTA0388 Espionage Malware: From HealthKick Backdoor to GOVERSHELL APT

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign attributed to a China-aligned threat actor tracked as UTA0388, which has been actively targeting organizations across North America, Europe, and Asia. The campaign relies on highly targeted spear-phishing attacks designed to deploy a custom Go-based backdoor known as GOVERSHELL Unlike mass phishing operations, these attacks demonstrate…

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