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AI agents reshape cybercrime reality where a hack costs just $50

Signs have emerged that Chinese-language hackers used AI agents to attack company websites in countries including the United States and Japan, an analysis showed. Cybersecurity firm NorForge disclosed a large-scale campaign that abused the open-source AI tool Cairn, with more than 1,200 attack projects run and more than 130 cases of goals achieved. Average time per successful project was about 23 hours, with AI costs estimated at about $50 per success.