BUGSTER Uses DeepSeek V4 and Hermes Agent for AI-Assisted Intrusions, Stealing 5,200+ Records from Indian University
Unit 42 reports that a threat actor using the handle BUGSTER set up DeepSeek V4 as the reasoning engine of an AI-assisted cybercrime operation against organizations in India, including universities. AI-generated reconnaissance and scripts were used to brute-force a university website. In a separate intrusion, the actor exfiltrated a Mongo…