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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a two-pronged artificial intelligence (AI)-augmented initial access campaign targeting WordPress sites, e-commerce platforms, and critical infrastructure entities in Ukraine. The activity, which brings together commodity offensive tools like Cobalt Strike with an AI orchestration layer powered by Anthropic's Claude Code, has been attributed…
Using AI safely
- Know which AI tools your organisation uses, and what data goes into them.
- Treat AI agents like any other identity: least privilege, logging and a named owner.
- Test AI features for prompt injection and data leakage before customers reach them.
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Defender’s notebook
The attacker technique behind this story, in MITRE’s terms – and what to check in your own estate.
Application Layer Protocol
Command and ControlWhat a defender checks
- Hunt for beaconing: regular connections to rare domains.
- Check DNS logs for newly registered and look-alike domains.
- Block known C2 infrastructure from your threat intelligence.
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Blue Team Analyst covers Security Copilot in triage and monitoring the AI itself: inherited permissions, prompt injection and Purview DSPM for AI. Blue Team Engineer secures the deployment: Copilot pre-flight hardening, agent identity and tool allow-lists.
- Security Copilot in triage
- Prompt injection and DSPM for AI
- Agent identity and allow-lists
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