ESET says PromptLock runs gpt-oss:20b locally on an infected device to help it generate malicious code using hardcoded text prompts, though it might be a proof of concept.

Criminals can use artificial intelligence, specifically large language models, to autonomously carry out ransomware attacks ...

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

Scientists at NYU developed a ransomware prototype that uses LLMs to autonomously to plan, adapt, and execute ransomware attacks. ESET researchers, not knowing about the NYU project, apparently ...

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Python remains popular for data exploration, processing and engineering Younger developers are still using the coding language Only 15% use the latest release of Python, research finds An extensive ...

interview It all started as an idea for a research paper. Within a week, however, it nearly set the security industry on fire ...

The "PromptLock" ransomware that cyber security firm ESET discovered last month has turned out to be an academic research ...

Cybercriminals are increasingly using generative AI tools to fuel their attacks, with new research finding instances of AI ...