Straiker says CyberCartel used AI agents against 400+ financial targets

CEO Ankur Shah's security startup says the group coordinated Grok, Claude and Kimi models; the reported 4,493 records do not establish how many people or institutions were affected.

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Primary source: Tom's Hardware

Why it matters

Straiker's account illustrates the security challenge Shah is selling against: attackers can combine several models with conventional tools, while the headline count of 4,493 records does not establish how many people or institutions were breached.

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Straiker, the AI-security startup led by Ankur Shah, says a criminal group used agents powered by Grok, Claude and Kimi to coordinate attacks against more than 400 Latin American financial targets.…

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