Attackers use autonomous AI to target sensitive sectors

Hackers exploited the open-source Cairn framework, an autonomous AI, to carry out 25 operations against at least 19 organizations in August and September 2026.

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According to Palo Alto Networks, attackers gained unauthorized access or extracted data in 10 of these organizations.

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