LLM-driven attacks mostly follow Pentesting 101: traditional defenses still work
AccBalanced · x · 2026-09-11
Security researcher HackingLZ examines which tools LLMs pick when automating attacks and finds they mostly follow pentesting 101, converging on the same well-known tools attackers have used for years. The underlying techniques aren't new, organizations can harden against them, and modern EDRs already detect and block much of this behavior.
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