Tag: state sponsored espionage

AI Targets Cloud Environments With Autonomous Attacks

Imagine a future where AI launches devastating cloud attacks with minimal human intervention - a threat that's no longer theoretical, but a harsh reality as demonstrated by a recent state-sponsored espionage campaign where AI executed 80-90% of the attack autonomously. Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 has taken this threat to the next level by building a proof-of-concept AI model called Zealot that can execute end-to-end cloud attacks.