← Back to Feed
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
- TrendAI Research identified two emerging campaigns, SHADOW-AETHER-040 and SHADOW-AETHER-064, that use agentic AI to drive intrusions against government and financial organizations in Latin America.
- These are among the first observed cases of AI agents executing attack operations, signaling a new threat capability.
- Government and financial sector defenders in Latin America should prepare for AI-augmented intrusions and strengthen detection of autonomous attack tooling.