Malware evasion made easier with AI — but behavior still gives it away

Fresh research suggests recent panic over AI-generated malware may be overblown. Last month Anthropic detailed how Russia-linked cyberespionage group Midnight Blizzard used Claude to rebuild malware each time security tools flagged its backdoor as malign. “We observed GTG-20006 operate through customized AI-driven workflows that automated much of their operations from development, infrastructure acquisition, phishing, persistence through command and control, to data exfiltration,” the AI company