Hackers Used Claude and Grok to Fully Automate Attacks on Banks

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A hacking group called CyberCartel allegedly used AI agents powered by models from Anthropic, SpaceX, and Moonshot AI to automate attacks on more than 400 Latin American financial targets. Research by cybersecurity startup Straiker says the agents stole credentials and customer data and accessed bank accounts with limited human involvement.

A hacking group called CyberCartel used a web of AI agents powered by models from companies including Anthropic, SpaceX and Chinese lab Moonshot AI to automate cyberattacks against more than 400 Latin American financial targets, according to an investigation by the cybersecurity startup Straiker. The research, shared exclusively with The Information, is one of the first detailed reports of cybercriminals using AI models to successfully automate attacks that break into financial institutions. The AI agents used by CyberCartel, which has long targeted Latin American businesses and whose latest targets included banks and payment apps, appear to have stolen passwords and customer data and to have accessed people’s bank accounts autonomously with little human effort, the Straiker research shows.