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Carbonato Botnet Compromises Docker Hosts to Deploy Telegram-Controlled Hermes AI Agent

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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet malware called Carbonato that's targeting exposed Docker daemons to deploy an open-source artificial intelligence (AI) agent framework called Hermes Agent. "The implant installs the framework unchanged, then overwrites its SOUL.md persona file," ThreatDown said. "The 39-line prompt directs it to execute tasks received through

First report: CARBONATO Is the First Botnet Where the Command-and-Control Engine Is an AI Agent — and It Has Been Running Since October 2024 — forkast.news, 1d