Chinese Hackers Use AI Agents in Multi-Country Cyberattacks: The Rise of AI-Powered Cyber Espionage

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A new China-linked cyber campaign shows how AI agents are becoming operational tools for cyber espionage. The SecFlow framework reportedly connected commercial AI models such as Claude, Qwen, and DeepSeek to reconnaissance, exploitation, credential testing, data collection, and reporting. Targets included government, education, political, and industrial organizations across Asia. This episode explores how attackers are combining traditional hacking techniques with AI-driven automation, why exposed infrastructure helped researchers uncover the operation, and what this evolution means for cybersecurity defenders.