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AI Risks August 04, 2026 · Help Net Security

Chinese hacker used DeepSeek to launch autonomous cyberattacks on vulnerable servers

A Chinese threat actor used DeepSeek and Hermes Agent to run autonomous cyberattacks against internet-facing systems.

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