AI Agent 'Hermes' Deployed in Real Cyberattack Against Thailand's Finance Ministry

As BleepingComputer first reported, security researchers have documented the Hermes AI agent being deployed in an actual attack against Thailand's Finance Ministry — a real-world incident that marks a new threshold in autonomous offensive cyber operations.

This is not a proof-of-concept. According to the security researchers, Hermes ran the complete attack chain — from initial reconnaissance through exploitation — without human intervention at each stage of the operation.

Automated tools have long been part of offensive cyber operations, but an AI agent independently coordinating multiple phases of an attack represents a qualitative shift in what adversaries can deploy. The incident is expected to sharpen regulatory debates around AI safety standards and export controls on AI systems.

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