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3 Aug 2026

Chinese Actor Weaponizes Deepseek AI Agent to Attack Security Firm

Researchers from Jesta intercepted and investigated the model, which was attempting to compromise more than 1,200 hosts for proxyjacking and to launch further attacks

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