Becker's Healthcare September 5, 2025
Giles Bruce

Cybercriminals are weaponizing AI agents to attack industries including healthcare, AI company Anthropic found.

Hackers are using agentic AI to carry out sophisticated cyberattacks, such as ransomware, that would have previously required years of training, according to the Aug. 27 report.

For instance, a cybercriminal employed Claude, Anthropic’s large language model, to extract data from 17 organizations over the previous month, including in healthcare. Using the “vibe hacking” technique, the threat actor...

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