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AI-hacking has arrived, while other experts are pointing out the tools of today still fall short in important ways. <\/p>\n<p>  <br \/>\n<audio id=\"audio-player\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-tts-cdn.api.scpnewsgrp.com\/cyberscoop\/87215\/english.openai.mp3\"><\/audio> <\/p>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>0:00<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"tts-tooltip\">Learn more.<\/span> <span> This feature uses an automated voice, which may result in occasional errors in pronunciation, tone, or sentiment. <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__cover-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"single-article__cover\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack.jpg?resize=640%2C480&ssl=1\" class=\"single-article__cover-image wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" 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(Photo credit: CFOTO\/Future Publishing via Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"73.755947383151\"><body readability=\"149.17489335771\"><\/p>\n<p>Policymakers and companies are reckoning with increased reports over the past few months showing AI tools being leveraged to conduct cyber attacks on a larger and faster scale.<\/p>\n<p>Most notably, Anthropic reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropic.com\/news\/disrupting-AI-espionage\">last month<\/a> that Chinese hackers had jailbroken and tricked its AI model Claude into assisting with <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/anthropic-ai-orchestrated-attack-required-many-human-hands\/\">a cyberespionage hacking campaign<\/a> that ultimately targeted more than 30 entities around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The Claude-enabled Chinese hacks have underscored existing concerns among AI companies and policymakers that the technology\u2019s development and relevance to offensive cybersecurity may be outpacing the cybersecurity, legal and policy responses being developed to defend against them.<\/p>\n<p>At a House Homeland Security hearing this week, Logan Graham, head of Anthropic\u2019s red team, said the Chinese spying campaign demonstrates that worries about AI models being used to supercharge hacking are more than theoretical.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe proof of concept is there and even if U.S. based AI companies can put safeguards against using their models for such attacks, these actors will find other ways to access this technology,\u201d said Graham.<\/p>\n<p>Graham and others at Anthropic have estimated that the attackers were able to automate between 80-90% of the attack chain, and in some cases at exponentially faster speeds than human operators. He called for more rapid safety and security testing of models by AI companies and government bodies like the National Institute for Standards and Technology and a prohibition on selling high-performance computer chips to China.<\/p>\n<p>Royal Hansen, vice president of security at Google, suggested that defenders needed to use AI to beat AI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s in many ways using commodity tools we already have to find and fix vulnerabilities,\u201d said Hansen. \u201cThose can be turned from offensive capabilities to patching and fixing, but the defenders have to put shoes on \u2013 they have to use AI \u2013 in defense.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some lawmakers pressed Graham on why it took the company two weeks to identify the attackers using their products and infrastructure. Anthropic officials <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/anthropic-claude-breaks-bad-jailbreak-reward-hacking-study\/\">told CyberScoop<\/a> at the time that they rely mostly on external monitoring of user behavior rather than internal guardrails to identify malicious activity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Graham responded that the company\u2019s investigation of the hack concluded<br \/>\u201cit was clear this was a highly resourced, sophisticated effort to get around the safeguards in order to conduct the attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I., expressed incredulity at the ease by which the attackers were able to jailbreak Claude, and that Anthropic seemingly had no means of automatically flagging and reviewing suspicious requests in real time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would just say as a layperson, that seems like something that ought to be flagged, right?\u201d Magaziner said. \u201cIf someone says \u2018help me figure out what my vulnerabilities are,\u2019 there should be an instant flag that someone may actually be looking for vulnerabilities for a nefarious purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-an-eager-dog-playing-fetch\">An eager dog playing fetch<\/h4>\n<p>However, some cybersecurity professionals have presented a more nuanced portrait of the current moment. Many acknowledge that AI tools pose real challenges and are becoming increasingly effective and relevant to hacking and cybersecurity\u2014a trend that is likely to continue. However, they push against what they see as exaggerated claims about the immediate threat AI poses today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Andy Piazza, director of threat intelligence for Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks, <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/malicious-llm-tools-cybercrime-wormgpt-kawaiigpt\/\">told CyberScoop<\/a> that AI tools are definitely lowering the technical bar for threat actors, but are not leading to novel kinds of attacks or the creation of an all-powerful hacking tool. Much of the malware LLMs create, for instance, tend to be drawn from previously published exploits on the internet, and are thus easily detectable by most threat monitoring tools.<\/p>\n<p>According to a KPMG <a href=\"https:\/\/kpmg.com\/us\/en\/media\/news\/kpmg-cyber-security-survey.html\">survey<\/a> of security executives, seven out of 10 businesses are already dedicating 10% or more of their annual cybersecurity budgets to AI-related threats, even as only half that number (38%) see AI-powered attacks as a major challenge over the next 2-3 years.<\/p>\n<p>Executives at XBOW, a startup that has created <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/is-xbows-success-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-human-led-bug-hunting-not-yet\/\">an AI-powered vulnerability hunting program<\/a>, represent the defensive side of the same coin: they seek to leverage many of the same capabilities that offensive hackers have found attractive, but in the name of penetrating testing to find, fix and prevent exploitable vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<p>During a virtual briefing on the Anthropic attack this month, XBOW\u2019s head of AI Albert Zielger said that while the Anthropic report does indeed reveal real advantages in using LLMs to automate and speed up parts of the attack chain, an model\u2019s level of autonomy greatly varies depending on the task its assigned. He called these limitations \u201cuniform,\u201d saying they exist in all current generative AI systems.<\/p>\n<p>To begin with, using just a single model or agent will typically not suffice for more complex hacking tasks, both because of the high-volume of requests needed to successfully direct the model to exploit even a small attack surface and because over time \u201cthe agent itself breaks\u201d and loses critical context. Using multiple agents presents other problems, as they will frequently lock out or undermine the work of other agents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>AI tools have gotten good at some tasks, like fine tuning malware payloads and network reconnaissance. They\u2019ve also gotten good at \u201ccourse correcting\u201d when provided with human feedback.<\/p>\n<p>But that feedback is often critical.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn some areas the AI is really good with just a bit of scaffolding, and others we need to provide a lot of structure externally,\u201d Zielger said.<\/p>\n<p>Nico Waisman, XBOW\u2019s head of security, said that whether you\u2019re using today\u2019s AI for attack or defense, the main consideration is not the unique capabilities it provides, rather it\u2019s more about the return on investment you\u2019re getting from using it.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s one more problem: LLMs are notoriously eager to please, and this causes problems for hackers and bug hunters alike. That means it frequently hallucinates or overstates its evidence to conform to its user\u2019s desire.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cTelling the LLM like \u2018go find me an exploit,\u2019 it\u2019s a bit like talking to a dog and telling him \u2018hey, fetch me the ball,\u201d said Ziegler. \u201cNow the dog wants to be a good boy, he\u2019s going to fetch you something, and it will insist that it\u2019s the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But \u201cthere may not be a ball there\u2026it might be a clump of red leaves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.3872633390706\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"13\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Derek B. 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(Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\" readability=\"3.4978723404255\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/congress-cybersecurity-information-sharing-act-extension-2025-andrew-garbarino\/\"> Key lawmaker says Congress likely to kick can down road on cyber information sharing law <\/a> <\/h3>\n<p> House Homeland Security Chairman Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., also discussed Salt Typhoon, regulations and the cyber workforce Tuesday. <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/tim-starkscyberscoop-com\/\"> Tim Starks <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/ai-coding-tools-can-be-turned-against-you-aikido-github-prompt-injection\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"263\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-3.jpg?resize=263%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-7.jpg 6960w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-7.jpg?resize=300,192 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-7.jpg?resize=768,490 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-7.jpg?resize=1024,654 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-7.jpg?resize=1536,981 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-7.jpg?resize=2048,1308 2048w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-7.jpg?resize=600,383 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-7.jpg?resize=263,168 263w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-7.jpg?resize=528,337 528w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-7.jpg?resize=1057,675 1057w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-7.jpg?resize=1320,843 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Aikido found that AI coding tools from Google, Anthropic, OpenAI and others regularly embed untrusted prompts into software development workflows. (Image via Getty) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/ai-coding-tools-can-be-turned-against-you-aikido-github-prompt-injection\/\"> More evidence your AI agents can be turned against you <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. Johnson <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/house-homeland-asks-anthropic-ceo-to-testfy-on-chinese-espionage-campaign\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"252\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-4.jpg?resize=252%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-8.jpg 4503w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-8.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-8.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-8.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-8.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-8.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-8.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-8.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-8.jpg?resize=506,337 506w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-8.jpg?resize=1013,675 1013w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/policymakers-grapple-with-fallout-from-chinese-ai-enabled-hack-8.jpg?resize=1265,843 1265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA \u2013 SEPTEMBER 04: Anthropic Co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei speaks at a September 04, 2025 conference panel in San Francisco, California. The House Homeland Security Committee asked Dario Amodei to answer questions about the implications of the attack and how policymakers and AI companies can respond.(Photo by Chance Yeh\/Getty Images for HubSpot) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/house-homeland-asks-anthropic-ceo-to-testfy-on-chinese-espionage-campaign\/\"> Congress calls on Anthropic CEO to testify on Chinese Claude espionage campaign <\/a> <\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/derek-johnson\/\"> Derek B. 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