Russian Hacker Uses Google Gemini CLI to Control Dental Clinic Botnet in 6 Minutes
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A Russian-speaking hacker used Google Gemini CLI to control 8 compromised PCs at a dental clinic, shifting the botnet’s command-and-control server to a new virtual private server in 6 minutes.
After relocating the infrastructure, the AI model managed incoming commands, wrote new code, and ran debugging tasks for the operation. The deployment of the terminal-based generative AI tool was detailed on July 20, illustrating how language models are being embedded directly into cyber attack workflows.
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@thehackersnews⚠️ A Russian-speaking hacker used Google Gemini CLI to control eight compromised PCs at a dental clinic. The AI moved the botnet’s C&C to a new VPS in six minutes, then handled commands, coding, and debugging. Full attack chain: https