Agentic threat actors
Incidents involved as Deployer
Incident 15784 Report
LLM-Driven Ransomware Operator Dubbed JADEPUFFER Reportedly Targeted Production Database
2026-07-01
Sysdig reported that a ransomware operator it dubbed JADEPUFFER used an LLM-driven agent to turn access through a vulnerable internet-facing Langflow deployment into a database-extortion operation. The report said the activity reached a production database server and produced concrete disruption, with the victim environment allegedly left in a damaged and unrecoverable state alongside a ransom demand.
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Suspected China-Linked Hackers Reportedly Used AI Agents to Compromise Taiwanese Government Systems and Exfiltrate Personnel Records
2026-07-01
From July 1–4, 2026, suspected China-linked hackers reportedly used a multi-agent framework built on Hermes and OpenClaw to compromise Taiwanese government systems. The agents reportedly compromised 85 credentials and used persistent access to connected systems to exfiltrate more than 2,564 personnel records. Taiwan later confirmed an overseas AI-assisted campaign against government agencies, without attributing it to China.
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Threat Actor Reportedly Used Hermes AI Agent for Unattended Post-Compromise Activity in Thailand's Ministry of Finance Network
2026-07-09
Hunt.io reported that an unidentified threat actor used Nous Research's Hermes agent in unattended "YOLO" mode during an intrusion targeting Thailand's Ministry of Finance. Recovered logs showed Hermes conducting privilege-escalation reconnaissance within ministry systems and recursively searching a directory containing personnel records. Researchers found evidence of compromise but no data exfiltration; the ministry had not publicly confirmed a breach.
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Aurora Ransomware Operator Reportedly Used Cursor Agent to Assist Intrusions Against Multiple Organizations
2026-04-08
Between April 8 and May 21, 2026, a Russian-speaking operator linked to the Aurora ransomware group reportedly used Cursor Agent, running Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.5, to assist exploitation across multiple organizations. Researchers said some AI-directed tasks succeeded while others failed; independent reporting identified six affected companies but could not determine how much the AI facilitated each breach or whether all led to data theft or extortion.
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Privacy
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 16464 Reports
Suspected China-Linked Hackers Reportedly Used AI Agents to Compromise Taiwanese Government Systems and Exfiltrate Personnel Records
- Incident 16694 Reports
Threat Actor Reportedly Used Hermes AI Agent for Unattended Post-Compromise Activity in Thailand's Ministry of Finance Network
Threat actors
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incident 16464 Reports
Suspected China-Linked Hackers Reportedly Used AI Agents to Compromise Taiwanese Government Systems and Exfiltrate Personnel Records
- Incident 16694 Reports
Threat Actor Reportedly Used Hermes AI Agent for Unattended Post-Compromise Activity in Thailand's Ministry of Finance Network
hackers
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incident 16464 Reports
Suspected China-Linked Hackers Reportedly Used AI Agents to Compromise Taiwanese Government Systems and Exfiltrate Personnel Records
- Incident 16694 Reports
Threat Actor Reportedly Used Hermes AI Agent for Unattended Post-Compromise Activity in Thailand's Ministry of Finance Network
AI agent system deployers
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incident 16464 Reports
Suspected China-Linked Hackers Reportedly Used AI Agents to Compromise Taiwanese Government Systems and Exfiltrate Personnel Records
- Incident 16694 Reports
Threat Actor Reportedly Used Hermes AI Agent for Unattended Post-Compromise Activity in Thailand's Ministry of Finance Network
Nous Research
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 16464 Reports
Suspected China-Linked Hackers Reportedly Used AI Agents to Compromise Taiwanese Government Systems and Exfiltrate Personnel Records
- Incident 16694 Reports
Threat Actor Reportedly Used Hermes AI Agent for Unattended Post-Compromise Activity in Thailand's Ministry of Finance Network
National security and intelligence stakeholders
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 16464 Reports
Suspected China-Linked Hackers Reportedly Used AI Agents to Compromise Taiwanese Government Systems and Exfiltrate Personnel Records
- Incident 16694 Reports
Threat Actor Reportedly Used Hermes AI Agent for Unattended Post-Compromise Activity in Thailand's Ministry of Finance Network
Information security
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 16464 Reports
Suspected China-Linked Hackers Reportedly Used AI Agents to Compromise Taiwanese Government Systems and Exfiltrate Personnel Records
- Incident 16694 Reports
Threat Actor Reportedly Used Hermes AI Agent for Unattended Post-Compromise Activity in Thailand's Ministry of Finance Network
Governments
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 16464 Reports
Suspected China-Linked Hackers Reportedly Used AI Agents to Compromise Taiwanese Government Systems and Exfiltrate Personnel Records
- Incident 16694 Reports
Threat Actor Reportedly Used Hermes AI Agent for Unattended Post-Compromise Activity in Thailand's Ministry of Finance Network
Government agencies
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 16464 Reports
Suspected China-Linked Hackers Reportedly Used AI Agents to Compromise Taiwanese Government Systems and Exfiltrate Personnel Records
- Incident 16694 Reports
Threat Actor Reportedly Used Hermes AI Agent for Unattended Post-Compromise Activity in Thailand's Ministry of Finance Network
Hermes Agent
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 16464 Reports
Suspected China-Linked Hackers Reportedly Used AI Agents to Compromise Taiwanese Government Systems and Exfiltrate Personnel Records
- Incident 16694 Reports
Threat Actor Reportedly Used Hermes AI Agent for Unattended Post-Compromise Activity in Thailand's Ministry of Finance Network