# CARBONATO Botnet Uses Hermes Agent to Steal AI Keys

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## Article Metadata
- Title: CARBONATO Botnet Uses Hermes Agent to Steal AI Keys
- Summary: ThreatDown's CARBONATO botnet hits unauthenticated Docker on port 2375, runs Hermes Agent as 'GH0ST' over Telegram and loots keys for 14 AI providers. IOCs and fixes.
- Published: Oct 2, 2026, 8:05 AM EDT
- Updated: Oct 2, 2026, 8:05 AM EDT
- Category: AI Security
- Primary topic: Hermes Agent
- Authors: Alex Kim
- Read time: 6 min
- Language: en_US
- Publication time zone: America/New_York (U.S. Eastern Time)
- Access: Free to read

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