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ESET uncovers PromptLock, a ransomware powered by AI-generated scripts, marking a chilling shift in cyberthreat capabilities.

Security researchers have spotted ransomware that uses a local LLM to create variable output from prompts, making it harder to detect.

Researchers at security vendor ESET have uncovered PromptLock, the first known ransomware strain powered by generative AI.