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title: "Researchers detail the growing use of AI in cyberattacks across many Chinese state-linked groups, primarily using open-weight models like Kimi K3 and DeepSeek"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/researchers-detail-the-growing-use-of-ai-in-cyberattacks-across-many-402f32ef
published: 2026-08-25T03:00:30.843Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# Researchers detail the growing use of AI in cyberattacks across many Chinese state-linked groups, primarily using open-weight models like Kimi K3 and DeepSeek

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-08-25 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/researchers-detail-the-growing-use-of-ai-in-cyberattacks-across-many-402f32ef

In this story: [Kimi K3](https://frontiernewswire.com/models/kimi-k3), [AI cyberattacks](https://frontiernewswire.com/topics/ai-cyberattacks), [DeepSeek](https://frontiernewswire.com/models/deepseek-model)

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-24/chinese-hackers-use-deepseek-to-boost-attacks-researchers-say)

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