Chinese state-linked hackers used AI tools in a 200-organization cyber campaign, per CrowdStrike
From the AI digest for Oct 29, 2026
What happened: Chinese state-linked hackers targeted more than 200 organizations in just 11 days, using AI to attack governments and businesses worldwide, according to a CrowdStrike report covered by NBC News — which reports the hackers used DeepSeek and other AI tools in the campaign.
What's genuinely new: The first report in today's coverage tying Chinese state-linked hacking operations to AI tools at campaign scale — an eleven-day, 200-plus-organization stretch — rather than capability assessments of open-weight Chinese models or lab-side agent incidents.
Watch: Which organizations were hit and what the AI tools actually did in the attacks; whether other outlets or government agencies corroborate CrowdStrike's findings; any response from DeepSeek's makers or from the targeted governments.
Sources NBC News