Tech Rage IT’s Matt Rose Featured on FOX 35 After First AI-Powered Espionage Campaign Uncovered
Winter Springs, Fla. (November 17, 2025) - Matt Rose, Chief Experience Officer of Tech Rage IT, was featured live on FOX 35 News Plus this week to help viewers make sense of a chilling first in cybersecurity: an AI-powered espionage campaign allegedly orchestrated by a Chinese state-sponsored group.
Anthropic, the company behind the Claude AI model, reported that hackers used AI agents and automated tools to carry out cyberattacks against 30 global targets—including financial firms, manufacturers, and government agencies—with minimal human involvement.
"This is the first time we've seen something at this scale run nearly hands-free by AI," said Rose. "It didn't just write phishing emails—it ran a full-blown cyber operation 24/7 without a person behind the keyboard."
Rose explained how attackers exploited rapid AI advancements—including the use of "MCP servers," which function like a home base of tools and instructions—allowing AI agents to pivot between systems and escalate attacks without tripping traditional security alerts.
"This is a wake-up call," Rose said. "Small and midsize businesses might think they're too small to matter, but automated attacks don't care how big you are. If your systems are exposed, you're on the list."
He emphasized that SMBs must stop thinking of cybersecurity as optional. "You don't need a Fortune 500 budget to build a solid defense. But you do need a partner who's staying ahead of what AI can do—good or bad."
Tech Rage IT provides proactive managed IT and cybersecurity services for growth-minded businesses across Central Florida, with a specialty in regulated industries like legal, finance, and healthcare.
Watch the full FOX 35 segment here: https://www.fox35orlando.com/video/1741174
To learn how Tech Rage IT protects Orlando businesses from today's digital
risks, visit: https://www.techrageit.com
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For more information, please contact:
For Tech Rage IT: Matt Rose, 407-278-5664, Matt@TechRageIT.com.
For the UCF Business Incubation
Program: Rafael Caamano, 407-408-4297 rafael.caamano@ucf.edu or Alan Byrd, Alan Byrd & Associates,
407-415-8470, alan@byrdconnections.com
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Tech Rage IT: Tech Rage IT is a woman-owned technology firm providing managed IT
services, VoIP phone services, IT consulting and more to the frustrated,
defeated and disappointed businesses craving more from their technology
investment.
Tech Rage IT's registered tagline "We Prevent Tech Rage" speaks to
their laser focus of being a recognized leader in reducing the raging-headaches
that employers and their employees face every single day due to technology
problems, such as inconsistent or high IT support costs, unreliable or outdated
technology, faulty or slow devices, and ransomware or lost files. Tech Rage IT, headquartered in Winter
Springs, has been serving the area since 2015.
Find more information about how Tech Rage IT is preventing Tech Rage at www.TechRageIT.com.
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the UCF Business Incubation Program: The University of Central Florida Business Incubation
Program is a community resource that provides early-stage companies with the
tools, training and infrastructure to become financially stable,
high-growth/impact enterprises. Since 1999, this award-winning program has
provided vital business development resources resulting in over 300 local
startup companies reaching their potential faster and graduating into the
community where they continue to grow and positively impact the local economy.
With eight facilities throughout the region, the UCF Business Incubation Program is an economic development partnership between the University of Central Florida, the Corridor, Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole Counties, and the cities of Eustis, Kissimmee, Orlando and Winter Springs. In 2023, current incubator clients supported over 1,000 employees and generated over $120 million in revenue. Nineteen companies graduated from the program and remained in the local community. For more information, visit www.incubator.ucf.edu
