Chinese Actor Weaponizes Deepseek AI Agent to Attack Security Firm

Researchers discovered that a Chinese actor was using a DeepSeek AI agent (an AI system designed to perform tasks autonomously) to attack over 1,200 computers with the goal of proxyjacking (hijacking a computer's internet connection to route traffic through it for hiding the attacker's identity) and launching additional attacks. The weaponized AI was intercepted and investigated by security researchers at Jesta.