> Unit 42 responded to an incident where a human attacker used frontier AI to breach an enterprise network autonomously as part of a ransom attack.
but
> Updated Sept. 3, 2026, at 5:25 a.m. PT to clarify that the attack was an intrusion, and not a ransomware attack.
I don't think that clarification was very effective.https://origin-unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/ai-assisted-cyber-attack-inside-a-unit-42-investigation/
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