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Storm-0501 hackers shift to ransomware attacks in the cloud

Microsoft warns that a threat actor tracked as Storm-0501 has evolved its operations, shifting away from encrypting devices with ransomware to focusing on cloud-based...

First AI-Powered Ransomware PromptLock Targets Windows, Linux and macOS

ESET has identified PromptLock, the first AI-powered ransomware, using OpenAI models to generate scripts that target Windows, Linux and macOS. It was only a matter...

Experimental PromptLock ransomware uses AI to encrypt, steal data

Threat researchers discovered the first AI-powered ransomware, called PromptLock, that uses Lua scripts to steal and encrypt data on Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. The...

The first AI-powered ransomware has been spotted – and here’s why we should all be worried

(Image credit: Shutterstock) Researchers discover new PromptLock ransomware PromptLock is AI powered - presenting new concerns for security teams AI is already shaking up the cyber landscape Security...

Nevada officials to provide update on cyber attack response, service status

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada officials are set to give an update Wednesday afternoon on the state’s response to a recent cyber attack that...

Storm-0501 Exploits Entra ID to Exfiltrate and Delete Azure Data in Hybrid Cloud Attacks

The financially motivated threat actor known as Storm-0501 has been observed refining its tactics to conduct data exfiltration and extortion attacks targeting cloud environments. "Unlike...

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

Cybersecurity company ESET has disclosed that it discovered an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered ransomware variant codenamed PromptLock. Written in Golang, the newly identified strain uses the...

Researchers Discover First Reported AI-Powered Ransomware

In what is reportedly a world-first, ESET researchers have discovered PrompLock, a generative AI-powered ransomware implant currently in development. The researchers described it as the...

Google wants to fight Android malware by making sideloading more difficult

(Image credit: Rafapress/Shutterstock) Google is rolling out a new line of defense to protect Android users and certified devices. As reported by Bleeping Computer, a...
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