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Jul 8, 2026 · Information Security

How a Russian Hacker Leveraged HexStrike and Claude to Breach Hotel Booking Platforms

Security researchers uncovered that a Russian attacker combined the open‑source HexStrike AI tool with Anthropic's Claude to infiltrate multiple hotel reservation systems, exfiltrating over 2.1 million email addresses and extensive booking data, and then detailed the attack methods, affected companies, risks, and mitigation advice.