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Security2026-08-02 · source-backed
Unit 42 documented an operator in Zhuhai driving the Hermes Agent framework over Telegram with DeepSeek as the reasoning engine, selecting targets and changing tactics after failures. Confirmed impact was narrow: three Citrix NetScaler memory-exfiltration compromises (CVE-2026-3055) and 11 Marimo command-execution endpoints (CVE-2026-39987) across seven CVEs. The detail worth holding: the actor tested Claude Code and Codex too, and OpenAI's safety systems flagged and disabled a linked account. The campaign was only discovered because Hermes accidentally served the attacker's home directory over HTTP, exposing API keys, exploit scripts, target lists, and the AI attack logs themselves.
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