Attackers use AI pen-test tool Cairn against e-commerce sites
NorForge says a Chinese-speaking operator ran over 1,100 projects across dashboards aimed at stealing payments.
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3 articles · newest firstAttackers used open-source Cairn against over 100 organizations
Norforge found three exposed-panel clusters; Reuters names John Deere and SharkNinja, and about 10% of attempts succeeded.
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Hacker used Cairn AI agents to break into more than 100 sites
Reuters names John Deere, SharkNinja and Cummins; Deere says no sensitive information was accessed.
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