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Vibe Hacking: Two AI-Augmented Campaigns Target Government and Financial Sectors in Latin America

May 11, 2026 · Trend Micro · Severity: MEDIUM

TrendAI™ Research has identified two emerging threat campaigns—SHADOW-AETHER-040 and SHADOW-AETHER-064—that use agentic AI to drive intrusion operations against government and financial organizations in Latin America, marking these among the first cases we have observed of AI agents executing attacks from initial access to data exfiltration.

Key Takeaways

  • Two emerging campaigns, SHADOW-AETHER-040 and SHADOW-AETHER-064, use agentic AI for intrusion operations.
  • The campaigns target government and financial organizations in Latin America.
  • These are among the first observed cases of AI agents executing full attack chains.
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