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fromTheregister
15 hours ago

The crazy, true story behind the first AI-powered ransomware

AI can fully automate targeted, polymorphic ransomware that maps systems, identifies valuable files, generates customized payloads, and creates personalized ransom notes.
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fromTheregister
2 days ago

Here's how ransomware crims are abusing AI tools

AI-powered ransomware and LLM-assisted extortion lower barriers, enabling automated reconnaissance, exploitation, and malware creation, increasing risk to organizations.
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fromThe Hacker News
1 week ago

Someone Created First AI-Powered Ransomware Using OpenAI's gpt-oss:20b Model

An AI-powered Golang ransomware, PromptLock, uses a local OpenAI gpt-oss:20b model via Ollama to generate cross-platform Lua scripts for file exfiltration and encryption.
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