Microsoft: AI-Powered Attacks Hit Hundreds of Orgs, Cloud Privileges in Under 3 Hours
LinusEkenstam · x · 2026-10-22
AI security observers warn the current wave of AI-powered attacks may be worse than the Hugging Face incident, with real organizations already hit and major platforms disclosing breaches and critical flaws.
- Microsoft reports AI agents targeting hundreds of organizations, reaching privileged cloud access in under 3 hours in multiple cases.
- Microsoft attributes the ConnectWise compromise to the same threat group.
- Multiple platforms are simultaneously disclosing breaches and critical flaws, leading many to describe the situation as spiraling out of control.
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