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Title: KNC Inc. Introduces Cyber-Assessment Program to Fight AI-Driven Crime

United States, 3rd Dec 2025 - In September 2025, Anthropic revealed what may be the first major cyber-espionage campaign executed primarily by an AI agent—a China-linked operation that used Anthropic’s own tools to probe and infiltrate high-value organizations, including financial institutions and government agencies.For leaders working in AML, fraud, cyber, compliance, and financial crime intelligence, this incident marks the beginning of a profound shift.We are entering the era where AI-driven synthetic adversaries will attack financial systems faster—and more intelligently—than any human threat actor ever could.Here’s what happened, what it means for the financial sector, and why AI red teaming is rapidly becoming a mandatory part of AML and cybersecurity strategy.The Attack: AI Performed 80–90% of the Intrusion WorkAccording to Anthropic:A state-linked group used Claude and “Claude Code,” an autonomous coding system, to perform most of the attack’s technical workload.Roughly 30 global organizations were targeted across the financial, governmental, and technology sectors.The attackers bypassed guardrails by posing as a legitimate cybersecurity firm and splitting malicious tasks into micro-steps that looked harmless.Only a small number of intrusions succeeded—but the methodology is what alarms experts.Some researchers argue this was “highly automated hacking,” not fully autonomous AI—but that distinction no longer provides comfort.The takeaway: AI can already execute complex criminal workflows at machine speed.Why This Matters for AML and CybersecurityThis is the first real-world demonstration of what many in the risk community have been anticipating:AI will soon be able to test a financial institution’s controls before a real c...

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