Unit 42: BUGSTER used DeepSeek V4 in India university data theft
The actor brute-forced a site and stole more than 5,200 student and faculty PII records, Unit 42 says.
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BUGSTER used jailbroken AI to hit Indian universities, Unit 42 says
The actor dumped more than 5,200 student records and planned VoIP fraud, Wi-Fi cracking, and crypto reconnaissance.
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Learning to use local AI is exciting, overwhelming, and frustrating
Verge tester runs 125B Qwen locally via Hermes Agent on a 256GB Mac Studio.
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Carbonato Botnet Puts an AI Agent on Hacked Docker Hosts
Carbonato installs Hermes Agent on hacked Docker hosts to run Telegram commands and steal AI API keys.
Carbonato Botnet Compromises Docker Hosts to Deploy Telegram-Controlled Hermes AI Agent
Carbonato botnet infects unauthenticated Docker hosts and installs a Telegram-controlled Hermes AI agent to steal credentials and run commands.
Hackers Turn an Open-Source AI Agent Into a Tool for Controlling Compromised Docker Servers
CARBONATO botnet hijacks exposed Docker servers and uses Hermes Agent for operator control.
Researchers Found a Botnet That Uses an AI Agent to Operate Inside Compromised Servers
CARBONATO infects exposed Docker hosts, persists, spreads to nearby daemons, and runs a Telegram-controlled AI agent.
AI-Powered CARBONATO Botnet Steals Credentials to Fund Its Own LLM Gateway
CARBONATO hijacks exposed Docker hosts, installs an AI agent, and steals LLM API keys to fund its gateway.
New Carbonato malware uses AI agents to hijack exposed Docker hosts
Carbonato botnet hijacks exposed Docker hosts, installs Hermes Agent, and spreads by scanning for more daemons.
Nous Research Adds One-Click Local Model Setup to Hermes Desktop
Nous Research's Hermes Desktop now offers one-click local model setup that reads hardware, picks a fitting quantization, downloads weights, and configures llama.cpp automatically.
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Sparks Fly: NVIDIA Accelerates Local AI at IFA 2026
NVIDIA announces local AI push at IFA 2026 with faster llama.cpp/vLLM inference, PAIR routing tool, and October RTX Spark PCs.
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