# EXCLUSIVE: Russian-speaking cybercriminals used SpaceX’s Cursor AI tool to hack seven companies

https://mins.news/en/item/34218

- Reuters, 2026-08-27 10:15 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/russian-speaking-cybercriminals-used-spacexs-cursor-ai-tool-hack-seven-companies-2026-08-27/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a900e358f085800017b4654

> Russian-speaking hackers used SpaceX’s AI coding assistant Cursor earlier this year to break into a Belgian chemical company and at least six other firms, according to data reviewed by Reuters and a report released Thursday by startup Gambit Security.

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