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This report marks a critical inflection point where generative AI is no longer just an efficiency tool but a primary engine for automating complex cyberattacks like LDAP pass-back and SQL exfiltration. The attacker's reliance on older model versions highlights how safety guardrails in frontier models can inadvertently create vulnerabilities by forcing adversaries to downgrade capabilities or exploit less-restricted variants. For the industry, this underscores that AI-driven threat actors now possess autonomous reasoning skills previously reserved for elite state-sponsored groups, demanding immediate updates to defensive strategies and governance frameworks around LLM usage.
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Claude Code Helps Ransomware Operator Steal LDAP Passwords, Backdoor VPNs and Exfiltrate SQL Databases

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A new threat intelligence report from Gambit Security has documented one of the clearest real-world examples yet of artificial intelligence being weaponized inside an active ransomware campaign. Researchers found that a suspected affiliate of The Gentlemen ransomware-as-a-service operation used Anthropic’s Claude Code to drive nearly every stage of an intrusion, from breaching internet-exposed VPN appliances […] The post Claude Code Helps Ransomware Operator Steal LDAP Passwords, Backdoor VPNs and Exfiltrate SQL Databases appeared first on Cyber Security News.

A new threat intelligence report from Gambit Security has documented one of the clearest real-world examples yet of artificial intelligence being weaponized inside an active ransomware campaign. Researchers found that a suspected affiliate of The Gentlemen ransomware-as-a-service operation used Anthropic’s Claude Code to drive nearly every stage of an intrusion, from breaching internet-exposed VPN appliances…

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