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

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 ...

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

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.

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

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

While ESET considers PromptLock a proof of concept, the threat it represents is very real. Dubai, UAE - 29th August 2025: ESET researchers have uncovered a new type of ransomware that leverages ...

“The bottom line is neither panic nor complacency. AI will make ransomware evolve faster and harder to detect. Organizations that focus on identity, data minimization, and behavior-based detection, ...

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