Tool
Nmap
- First Reported
- Aug 4, 2026
- Latest Reported
- Sep 24, 2026
Reported Context (4)
- the agent jumped to perform a scan of services on the benchmark server using the reconnaissance tool, Nmap. The agent’s use of Nmap to perform network scanning immediately triggered an Autonomous Response action Darktrace Tests Show AI Agents Hacking Simulated Corporate Networks to Cheat
- On the 3rd of August, the actor leveraged nmap to perform targeted scanning of whole /24 ranges and a specific IP address: Chinese-Speaking Operator Used AI Agents to Target Government and Education Systems Across Asia
- Built with FastAPI and served by Uvicorn, it is packaged as a container running Python 3.11 with FFmpeg, Nmap, and masscan built into the image. FFmpeg transcodes the camera's RTSP feed to MJPEG for display, while Nmap Research details toolkits targeting Ukrainian IP cameras and routers
- security practitioner but a less experienced developer. They were comfortable with Burp-style requests, Nmap, Hydra, ngrok, common wordlists, and the broad logic of SSRF, IDOR, XXE and rate-limit bypass. At the same Talos Details How Adversaries Use AI to Build Malware, Scale Attacks and Steal Credentials
CVE (16)
Malware (4)
People (6)
MITRE ATT&CK (32)
Vendors (16)
Products (37)
Tools (33)
Industries (11)
Countries (25)
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