tldrdailynews.com logo

First AI-Powered Ransomware 'PromptLock' Discovered, Evading Detection and Threatening Data Security

1 min read
Source: The Hacker News
First AI-Powered Ransomware 'PromptLock' Discovered, Evading Detection and Threatening Data Security
Photo: The Hacker News
TL;DR

ESET discovered PromptLock, an AI-powered ransomware using OpenAI's GPT-OSS model to generate malicious scripts in real-time, highlighting the growing threat of AI-driven cyberattacks and the challenges they pose for detection and defense.

Topics:technologycybersecurity#ai-ransomware#cybersecurity#cybersecurity-threats#openai-gpt-oss#prompt-injection#promptlock
Share this article
  1. Someone Created First AI-Powered Ransomware Using OpenAI's gpt-oss:20b Model  The Hacker News
  2. Researchers flag code that uses AI systems to carry out ransomware attacks  CyberScoop
  3. First known AI-powered ransomware uncovered by ESET Research  WeLiveSecurity
  4. The first AI-powered ransomware has been discovered — "PromptLock" uses local AI to foil heuristic detection and evade API tracking  Tom's Hardware
  5. Oh goody, the 'first known AI-powered ransomware' has been discovered and it 'may exfiltrate data, encrypt it, or potentially destroy it'  PC Gamer

Want the full story? Read the original reporting

Read on The Hacker News