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Carbonato Botnet Puts an AI Agent on Hacked Docker Hosts

Dark Reading·September 28, 2026·1 min read
Carbonato Botnet Puts an AI Agent on Hacked Docker Hosts

The Carbonato botnet is using the open-source Hermes Agent AI framework to execute commands via Telegram and steal AI API keys from exposed Docker hosts. The malware targets misconfigured Docker installations, leveraging AI agents to automate attacks and exfiltrate sensitive credentials.

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