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Chinese Hacker Uses DeepSeek and Hermes Agent to Launch Autonomous Cyberattacks


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2026-08-22 08:09:16
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A Chinese-speaking threat actor has been observed using DeepSeek through the Hermes Agent framework to automate reconnaissance, vulnerability research, exploit acquisition, and attack attempts against internet-facing infrastructure. According to Unit 42, the actor tracked under the aliases knaithe and KnYuan built an AI-assisted offensive environment that combined DeepSeek’s reasoning capabilities with Hermes Agent’s terminal access, […]


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