‘Agentic AI Has Been Weaponized’: Major AI Company Says Hackers With No AI Skills Used Its Chatbot to Generate Phishing Schemes and Ransom Demands
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August 27, 2025
AI startup Anthropic reports that cybercriminals used its Claude AI chatbot for “vibe hacking” schemes that automate attacks, calculate ransom fees, and generate “visually alarming ransom notes.”