Report: AI Can Now Automate Entire Attack Chains
KnowBe4, Thursday, September 4th, 2025
Threat actors can now use AI tools to automate entire attack operations, according to a new report from Anthropic.
The company says an attacker abused its Claude AI tool to create a hacking and extortion campaign that compromised at least seventeen organizations. The attacker used Claude to conduct reconnaissance, initial access, malware development, data exfiltration, and extortion analysis.