Autonomous AI Tool Used in Espionage Against Thai Finance Ministry

This case demonstrates a real operational shift in attack tactics—open-source autonomous tools are now being weaponized in nation-state espionage, signaling a new frontier in AI-enabled threats that defenders and policymakers need to understand and counter.
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