AI-Assisted Intrusion: DeepSeek-Powered Attacker Steals Over 5,200 University Records
A relatively unsophisticated threat actor using the handle BUGSTER leveraged AI tools to undertake a string of intrusions against Indian organizations, including at least two universities, and exfiltrated a MongoDB database with more than 5,200 records, according to researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42. The case illustrates how readily available AI assistants, when combined with weak account hygiene and ordinary scripts, can amplify the capabilities of an attacker who…