Hackers Used Cursor, SpaceX-Linked AI Coding Agent to Target Companies, Report Says

Hackers Used Cursor, SpaceX-Linked AI Coding Agent to Target Companies, Report Says

Russian-speaking cybercriminals used Cursor, an AI coding assistant now owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to accelerate attacks against at least seven companies earlier this year, according to cybersecurity startup Gambit Security and data Reuters reviewed. The campaign provides another example of how commercially available AI systems are being repurposed by criminals to automate parts of […] The post Hackers Used Cursor, SpaceX-Linked AI Coding Agen…

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The cybercriminals’ AI-boosted hacking spree is the latest example of how rogue actors are using commercial AI tools to carry out intrusions. Gambit’s chief strategy officer, Curtis Simpson, said it also showed how AI providers were locked in to a never-ending arms race with malicious users trying to circumvent their guardrails. “This is going to […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed! The post Russian-Speaking Cybercriminals Used SpaceX’…

Russian Hackers Tricked Cursor's AI Agent Into Breaching Six Companies

Reuters reports that Russian-speaking hackers from the Aur0ra ransomware gang used Cursor's AI coding agent, built on Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.5, to break into at least seven companies by falsely claiming the intrusions were authorized security tests. Gambit Security and CloudSek found the trick boosted the hackers' speed by 30 to 50 percent, just as SpaceX prepares to close its $60 billion acquisition of Cursor's parent company, Anysphere.