AI tools let hacker breach retailers for $25 per target

Israeli security firm Gambit found that an attacker hit 105 online retailers in five days and compromised 27 of them using open-source AI harnesses Strix, Cairn and Hermes. The average cost per attack was $25, with just $7,005 spent over four weeks via OpenRouter.

• 105 retailers attacked, 27 compromised in five days
• Average attack cost $25, ranging from $3.13 to $79.31
• $7,005 spent over four weeks via OpenRouter
• 600,000 active card details stolen from two businesses