Microsoft says three major North Korean hacking groups have incorporated AI into routine attacks

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Microsoft says that three of North Korea’s eight active hacking groups have incorporated AI into their routine attack operations, reaching its highest level of “operationalized.” The groups use AI to generate phishing content, maintain fake identities, and write code and fix errors with the help of Cursor; Microsoft believes humans still retain primary control over the attacks.