AI agent weaponization

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Executive Snapshot Your threat model assumes attackers direct cyberattacks manually. A Chinese state-sponsored group just ran an autonomous espionage campaign where AI performed 80-90% of the operation with human input at only 4-6 decision points.

Signal Anthropic disclosed that attackers weaponized Claude Code to infiltrate roughly 30 targets including tech companies, financial institutions, and government agencies at machine speed no human team could match.

Strategic Implication You are staffing your SOC to defend against human attackers while adversaries have already shifted to autonomous AI agents that operate thousands of actions per second.

Action Audit all AI coding tools with system access today. Revoke agent permissions that allow autonomous network reconnaissance or credential access now. Reinforce detection for high-velocity automated behavior patterns that deviate from human operational tempo this week.