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CyberStrikeAI Uses 44 AI Agents to Automate Hacking Operations Against Japan Targets

Source: The Hacker News · OCT 27, 2026

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of three cyber attacks targeting organizations in Japan in which artificial intelligence (AI) was a key element, either in the driving seat or to assist a human operator. TrendAI, which analyzed three exposed server environments used by threat actors to conduct the malicious cyber operations, described them as distinct from previously published

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