{
 "id": "AIR-2026-0380",
 "slug": "aurora-ransomware-operator-reportedly-used-cursor-agent-in-i",
 "title": "Aurora Ransomware Operator Reportedly Used Cursor Agent in Intrusions",
 "summary": "A ransomware operator utilized an AI coding assistant to help carry out intrusions against multiple organizations. Researchers confirmed varying degrees of task success and ongoing investigations into the data theft.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "ai_assisted_intrusion"
 ],
 "severity": 3,
 "targets": [
  "Anthropic",
  "enterprise_deployment"
 ],
 "products": [
  "Cursor Agent",
  "Claude Sonnet"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2026-04-08",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2026-04-08",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1661",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Aurora Ransomware Operator Reportedly Used Cursor Agent to Assist Intrusions Against Multiple Organizations",
   "published_at": "2026-04-08"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.9,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "aurora-ransomware",
  "cursor-agent",
  "claude",
  "ransomware"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}