A low-skilled threat actor was able to do a lot with the help of AI, Amazon researchers warn.

A Russian-speaking threat actor used AI to plan, manage and conduct cyberattacks on organisations with misconfigured firewalls in 55 countries in January and February, according to Amazon researchers.

The report warns CSOs that while AI is helping unsophisticated threat actors, failure to implement cybersecurity basics is fatal regardless of the attacker's skill.

Amazon is warning that a Russian-speaking hacker used multiple generative AI services as part of a campaign that breached more than 600 FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries in five weeks.

AI-augmented actor breached 600+ FortiGate devices in 55 countries using weak credentials and exposed ports, Amazon reports.

A bad actor used AI tools to compromise more than 600 FortiGate appliances around the world in five weeks, Amazon says, the latest example of how hackers are increasing are using the technology to ...