'Wake the F Up. This Is Going to Destroy Us': Senator Sounds Alarm After AI Cyberattack

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https://www.commondreams.org/news/ai-cyberattack-anthropic

‘Wake the F Up. This Is Going to Destroy Us’: Senator Sounds Alarm After AI Cyberattack

“The barriers to performing sophisticated cyberattacks have dropped substantially—and we predict that they’ll continue to do so,” said AI company Anthropic.

BRAD REED
Nov 14, 2025

A Democratic senator on Thursday sounded the alarm on the dangers of unregulated artificial intelligence after AI company Anthropic revealed it had thwarted what it described as “the first documented case of a large-scale cyberattack executed without substantial human intervention.”

According to Anthropic, it is highly likely that the attack was carried out by a Chinese state-sponsored group, and it targeted “large tech companies, financial institutions, chemical manufacturing companies, and government agencies.”

After a lengthy technical explanation describing how the attack occurred and how it was ultimately thwarted, Anthropic then discussed the security implications for AI that can execute mass cyberattacks with minimal direction from humans.

“The barriers to performing sophisticated cyberattacks have dropped substantially—and we predict that they’ll continue to do so,” the firm said. “With the correct setup, threat actors can now use agentic AI systems for extended periods to do the work of entire teams of experienced hackers.”

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