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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...

Hackers use fake NDAs to deliver malware to US manufacturers

Hackers are targeting American industrial and tech firms by abusing their “Contact Us” forms to deliver malware disguised as non-disclosure agreement files, researchers...
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