Threat researchers discovered the first AI-powered ransomware, called PromptLock, that uses Lua scripts to steal and encrypt ...

ESET uncovers AI-powered PromptLock ransomware using OpenAI gpt-oss:20b model, complicating detection with variable Lua ...

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

While still in development, PromptLock is described as the “first known AI-powered ransomware” by ESET researchers ...

The discovery of PromptLock shows how malicious use of AI models could supercharge ransomware and other threats.

A malicious Go module disguises itself as a brute force tool for SSH, but secretly steals the credentials it finds and ...