North Korean Hackers Adopted AI to Generate Malware Attacking Developers and Engineering Teams

Cybersecuritynews •Tushar Subhra Dutta • January 23, 2026

North Korea–aligned hackers have launched a new campaign that turns artificial intelligence into a weapon against software teams. Using AI-written PowerShell code, the group known as KONNI is delivering a stealthy backdoor that blends real project content with malicious scripts. This operation shows how fast threat actors are adopting AI tools to speed up development […]

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