Published Jul 31, 2026, 7:21 AM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 1 source
Chinese Hacker Commands DeepSeek via Telegram to Launch Autonomous Attacks
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Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 says a Chinese-speaking threat actor used DeepSeek through the open-source Hermes Agent framework to launch attacks autonomously. After an initial Telegram instruction, the agent found internet-facing systems and selected public exploits. The researchers recovered no further operator input in the session. The operator, tracked through the aliases knaithe and KnYuan,