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Update · 08:17 am AEST · 12 September 2026

AI-powered attack exploits PaperCut flaws to hack 395 organizations

AI-powered attack exploits PaperCut flaws to hack 395 organizations
Photograph: BleepingComputer

A threat actor used hundreds of AI agents to launch a global exploitation campaign targeting vulnerable PaperCut NG/MF servers across 48 countries, according to BleepingComputer.

GreyNoise data indicates the campaign compromised at least 440 instances linked to 395 distinct organizations, with the education sector accounting for roughly half of the breaches.

AI-powered attack exploited PaperCut flaws to hack 395 organizations A threat actor, likely Russian-speaking, used hundreds of AI agents to develop and launch a global exploitation campaign targeting vulnerable PaperCut NG/MF servers. bleepingcomputer.com
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