Roundup: ransomware operator using a coding agent as an operator; Taiwan reports AI-assisted government-system targeting.

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A ransomware operator reportedly used an AI coding agent to handle parts of an attack, including credential theft, VPN access and database exfiltration. AI isn't just writing malware anymore. Attackers are starting to use it as an operator. Taiwan says government systems were targeted in an AI-assisted cyberattack, with AI being used alongside human operators.

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Secondary cyber roundup citing THN/Reuters. Treat as a pattern signal for the cyber and creds cards, not a named incident file.