Chinese state-linked hackers used generative AI, including the DeepSeek model, to strike more than 200 organizations worldwide in an 11-day blitz, according to CrowdStrike. The campaign underscores how AI is accelerating the speed and scale of intrusions that once demanded extensive human labor, raising the stakes for both corporate security teams and government agencies. The findings add urgency to debates over AI safeguards and could spur increased spending on detection and response tools as adversaries weaponize commercial models. U.S. and allied officials have warned that AI-enabled tactics may complicate attribution and defense, widening the attack surface across critical infrastructure and global supply chains.
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