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Six Minutes to Compromise: How ‘Patriot Bait’ Actor Used AI to Build and Deploy a C&C Botnet
July 14, 2026 · Trend Micro · Severity: MEDIUM
TrendAI Research analyzed over 200 Gemini CLI session logs showing a Russian-speaking threat actor using AI to run a live botnet. The actor completed a full C&C migration in six minutes while doing only 11% of the work himself.
Key Takeaways
- Russian-speaking actor used AI to run a live botnet.
- Full C&C migration completed in just six minutes.
- Actor performed only 11% of the work himself.