Para hacker Now it looks more aggressive in launching the action. If in the past they rely many general methods such as Phishing or spread ransomware Conventional, now the strategy used continues to evolve.
Artificial Intelligence Technology (AI) and digital assets such as Bitcoin are starting to use to create a new technique named Vibe hackingwhich is designed to cheat, manipulate, and attack the victims in a more sophisticated way.
Vibe hackingWhen AI became a hacker weapon
Recent report from Anthropic on Wednesday (8/27/2025) revealed how Claude Code—The natural language -based programming assistance – is misused to perform extortion operations. At least 17 organizations became victims, ranging from the government, hospitals, to religious institutions.
In the campaign Vibe hackingAI not only gave technical advice, but also executed the attack step. Claude is used to automate surveillance, steal credentials, infiltrate internal networks, to extract sensitive data.
Furthermore, Anthropic explains that artificial intelligence Claude even produced a specifically personalized ransom record for each victim, showing the level of complexity of the attack.
“Claude produced a ransom record in HTML format with special details of victims, including the right financial rates, the number of employees, and threats that were adjusted based on industrial specific regulations,” the researcher said at the report.
The ransom demands proposed were not playing games. The victims were asked to pay between US $ 75,000 to US $ 500,000 in Bitcoin. This phenomenon shows how AI is able to increase the impact cyber attack Only with a little HR behind it.
Crypto, the main transaction tool in cyber crime
Besides Vibe hackingThe report also highlighted the close relationship between AI and crypto assets in the cyber crime ecosystem. Almost all ransoms are traded through Bitcoin, while Darknet Start selling packages ransomware-as-a-service AI based.
The price offered is quite affordable for crime This kind of. In fact, the package offers a variety of features like applications in general, so anyone can buy software dangerous without having to have technical abilities.
“They managed to market the package ransomware With a price between US $ 400 to US $ 1,200, complete with the encryption technique, anti-recovery mechanism, and professional packaging, “written in the report.
State involvement in AI -based cyber crime
What makes the situation more worrying is involvement State actor In utilizing artificial intelligence. The technology that is supposed to be a means of progress is now used as a cyber weapon.
North Korea be one example. The country was reported to use AI to help its citizens disguised as long -distance workers in Western companies with false identities. Some of the income from this mode is then flowed to fund the weapons program.
Anthropic calls this phenomenon as a change in crime landscape cyber. With AI’s support, technical barriers that were once a barrier are now practically lost, so that anyone can launch attacks without having to have a high level of ability.
As a result, cyber attacks developed to be more massive, cheap, as well as difficult to stop. The world must be dealing with new reality: Vibe hacking shows that AI not only brings opportunities, but also a big risk when falling into the wrong hands. [dp]
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