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Reported Darknet Launch of Xanthorox AI Introduces Autonomous Cyberattack Platform

AI Incident Database · article · Apr 7, 2025 · UTC

Xanthorox AI is a malicious, modular AI system released on darknet forums in early 2025. Designed from scratch for offensive cyber operations, it runs on private infrastructure and includes models for code generation, phishing, malware, social engineering, and real-time voice/image input. Its release represents a deliberate deployment of an autonomous attack platform.

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incident-report
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reported
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Global

Reported occurrence date: 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z

Evidence & attribution

AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.

License: CC BY-SA 4.0

First collected: 2026-09-19T22:50:59.123Z. This is not the publication date.

Observed changes

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2026-09-20T23:22:28.549Z

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