HKUST Alumni Launch Vulnify: A Revolutionary Cybersecurity Service with Advanced Deepfake Fraud Detection to Combat Global Security Threats

Addressing the rapid increase in cybersecurity threats globally, ANTEI AI Development Hub, led by HKUST alumni and headquartered in Hong Kong, today proudly launched Vulnify.

This pioneering service and dynamic platform are specifically designed to empower businesses by proactively countering emerging cyber threats with advanced, AI-enhanced solutions.

Navigating the Cybersecurity Terrain in the Swift-paced AI Era

The rapid acceleration of application and platform development by using AI tools, has significantly increased the risk of cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Often, the swift pace of innovation overshadows the critical need for robust security measures, leaving businesses vulnerable to sophisticated cyber attacks.

Vulnify is poised to bridge this critical gap with rapid, comprehensive security audits conducted by elite cybersecurity professionals. By swiftly identifying and addressing vulnerabilities, Vulnify not only outlines potential security gaps but also provides detailed remediation strategies. Should complexities require specialized attention, Vulnify’s adept team stands ready to implement necessary safeguards, ensuring robust protection of client digital assets.

Revolutionizing Cybersecurity with Advanced AI Integration

Utilizing deep AI expertise, ANTEI AI Development Hub has meticulously crafted Vulnify to tackle the evolving complexities of cybersecurity. This platform transcends conventional security approaches by embedding AI to deliver proactive, tailored cybersecurity solutions. Each element of Vulnify is designed to meet the unique security needs of diverse business environments.

"Every business is unique, and their security solutions should be too. That's why our approach at Vulnify emphasizes customized defenses that align perfectly with our clients' specific operational and compliance needs," says Matey Yordanov, Group Managing Director of ANTEI AI Innovation Hub.

A Legacy of Innovation Driven by a Distinguished Alumni Network, HKUST

Vulnify's inception and success are bolstered by the profound insights and leadership of its founders—Matey Yordanov, Mikhail Bychkov, and Andrey Kuchma—all distinguished alumni of HKUST.

Their shared experience and educational foundation have been instrumental in shaping the strategic vision of Vulnify, ensuring a deep understanding of both technological and business challenges. Their university, HKUST, renowned for fostering innovative thinking and technological excellence, has been a significant influence in their commitment to advancing cybersecurity solutions.

Introducing Groundbreaking Deepfake Fraud Detection Capabilities

Building on its innovative streak, ANTEI AI Innovation Hub is proud to announce a significant breakthrough in combating digital fraud with its upcoming deepfake detection technologies. Following the immediate publication of their influential paper, "Cross-Technology Generalization in Synthesized Speech Detection: Evaluating AST Models With Modern Voice Generators," Vulnify is set to launch its advanced deepfake detection products and services in coming months. These are specifically designed to protect businesses and consumers from the rapidly growing threat of deepfake fraud, which costs the global economy billions annually. This technology leverages sophisticated AI algorithms to detect and mitigate the complex challenges posed by manipulated audio and video, ensuring the authenticity and security of digital communications."Deepfake technology poses unprecedented challenges to the integrity of digital media, and our mission at ANTEI is to arm businesses and consumers with the tools to detect and combat these sophisticated threats. Our deepfake detection technology is a critical part of our broader commitment to uphold digital truth and security," stated Andrey Kuchma, CEO of ANTEI AI Development Hub.

Vulnify’s Distinctive Features Include:

• One-Click Cybersecurity Audit: Instantly scan entire digital infrastructures for over 100,000 vulnerabilities with a single click.

• Customized Security Solutions: Adapted to meet stringent compliance and security requisites across multiple sectors, ensuring adherence to GDPR, CCPA, and ISO 27001.

• Continuous Threat Intelligence: Leveraging real-time, global security data, Vulnify stays ahead of both existing and emerging cybersecurity threats.

• Automated Recurring Scans: Schedule regular scans for all digital properties, maintaining continuous protection against new threats.

• Audience-Specific Reporting: Generate customized reports geared towards various

stakeholders, including auditors, managers, developers, and investors, ensuring clarity and

actionable insights for each group.

A Commitment to Global Security Excellence

"Merging AI with cybersecurity is more than an innovation—it's a necessity in today's digital era," stated Mikhail Bychkov, CEO of Vulnify. "Vulnify embodies our commitment to using advanced AI to not only respond to but anticipate and neutralize cyber threats, ensuring uninterrupted and secure business operations worldwide."

ANTEI Limited invites industry partners, stakeholders, and the media to learn more about how its AI solutions are setting new standards in the industry.

About Vulnify

Vulnify is an advanced cybersecurity service and platform developed by ANTEI AI Development Hub, a leader in AI-driven technological solutions based in Hong Kong. As a proactive cybersecurity solution,

Vulnify is designed to empower businesses by safeguarding their digital landscapes against a broad spectrum of cyber threats, ensuring operational security and compliance with global standards. Learn more at www.vulnify.ai

About ANTEI AI Development Hub

Situated at the technological heart of Hong Kong, ANTEI AI Development Hub is a leader in transforming global industries through innovative AI solutions. With a commitment to innovation and excellence, ANTEI develops practical, cutting-edge AI tools that empower businesses of all scales to thrive securely in an increasingly digital world. Learn how ANTEI is shaping the future of AI innovation at https://anteihk.com

BEIRUT (AP) — Anthropic says Claude users in northern Yemen, territory controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, tried to use the AI model to develop advanced missiles.

AI is already transforming warfare from Ukraine to Gaza, and its use on a rugged and remote battlefield is likely to increase concerns about its rapid spread.

Anthropic said the users of the accounts, which it blocked after identifying them, did not succeed in “fielding an operational device” but did carry out a failed test of a guided rocket. It said it knows that because the users returned to its Claude chatbot to find out why it failed.

In a report released Thursday, the company did not identify the users. But mountainous northern Yemen is controlled by Houthis, suggesting that the rebels are pursuing more sophisticated weapons at a time when they are already wielding an array of drones, missiles and other munitions in their campaign to seize more territory in Yemen and damage Saudi Arabia’s oil exports.

Hazam al-Assad, a member of the Houthis’ political bureau, said it is “unreasonable and illogical” that they would rely on open sources to develop and produce military capabilities.

“Our armed forces have modern, diverse and developed production capabilities and technology that it has accumulated over the period of Saudi aggression on Yemen,” al-Assad said, referring to the kingdom's involvement in Yemen's 12-year civil war. He said all weapons are used for self-defense.

The report was the third put out by Anthropic since March 2025 on global misuse of its AI platforms, and it described findings from December to August, ranging from state-sponsored groups spreading propaganda to unnamed actors researching how to make biological weapons more deadly.

The developer of the prominent Claude chatbot said it identified a cell in northern Yemen pursuing three different weapons programs, including a multi-variant missile that glides at hypersonic speed and a warhead that uses mobile phone hardware to maneuver mid-course.

It said the actors in Yemen used Claude Code instead of human software engineers to develop guidance, navigation and control software. Multi-variant missiles are ones in which different warheads and guidance systems can be fit on the same base design, a more economical way to build land, sea and air weapons.

Anthropic said it had evidence that before the accounts were banned, the users had already built an offline simulation tool kit that doesn’t use Claude or any other computing platforms.

Trevor Ball, a weapons analyst at Armament Research Services, said that while the Houthis “might be looking into hypersonic (missiles) by asking Claude,” they have nowhere near the production or technical capabilities to actually build them. He noted that U.S. hypersonic missiles “are still in testing.”

He said the Houthis already have Iranian-made anti-ship missiles with systems that allow the missiles to adjust guidance mid-course.

“They are probably just trying to develop their own capabilities more, so they are less reliant on Iranian shipments of weapons and components,” he said in a text message.

Iran has boasted it has hypersonic missiles and claimed it had fired them at Israel last year. It denies arming the Houthis, which would be in violation of a U.N. embargo, but Iranian weapons have been found on the battlefield and seized from shipments bound for Yemen.

The Houthis have launched waves of attacks on Saudi oil facilities and tankers in the Red Sea, threatening global trade as Iran continues to disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

The rebels have made lightning territorial gains since Wednesday in their war with Yemen’s Saudi-backed government, seizing strategic territories along the Red Sea coast and in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a key alternative to the Strait of Hormuz.

Adam Baron, a Yemen-focused researcher at the New America think tank in Washington, said the Houthis have kept up with technological development.

“There’s a tendency to see the Houthis as this group of barefoot tribal fighters, and that’s just not true,” he said. “Whether it’s things like their emergent use of Claude, their use and manipulation of social media narratives or their ability to capitalize on the transfer of Iranian and wider axis expertise, we’re talking about an incredible — and deepening — amount of institutional tech savvy.”

The Houthis are known to have acquired and developed a sophisticated arsenal of weapons, including Iranian-made cruise and ballistic missiles with a range of more than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) and unmanned submarines used in attacks.

Anthropic said it shared its findings with private and public partners.

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Fatma Khaled in Cairo contributed to this report.

Yemen's Houthi rebels march during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (AP Photo)