JadePuffer ransomware used AI agent to automate entire attack

Researchers identified what they believe is the first documented case of a ransomware operation, JadePuffer, conducted ...
Microsoft

GigaWiper: Anatomy of a destructive backdoor assembled from multiple malware

GigaWiper is a destructive backdoor that combines multiple wiping and ransomware-like capabilities into a single operational ...
techtimes

First AI-Agent Ransomware Destroyed Data Even Payment Could Not Recover

a laptop screen with a webpage of the IT Army of Ukraine group of volunteer hackers. The IT Army of Ukraine first set up in the wake of Russia's devastating attack, and has since hugely grown in ...
Dark Reading

'BusySnake' Infostealer Slithers Into Critical Infrastructure Networks

A threat group researchers call "Armored Likho" has gained access to government agencies and electrical power entities in ...
Tech Times

New APT Group Hits Power Grids in Three Countries with AI-Crafted Malware

Armored Likho BusySnake Stealer, a Python-based infostealer first disclosed by Kaspersky, is actively targeting government ...
Daily Sun

How Bangladeshi journalists can protect devices, data, and themselves in cyberspace

Digital security is crucial for journalists in Bangladesh ahead of the 2026 elections. Learn about risks and protective ...
The Manila Times

ESET Threat Report: AI boosts cyber attackers’ efficiency

ESET Research has released its H1 2026 Threat Report with statistics from December 2025 through May 2026.ClickFix - a social engineering technique leveraging fake error messages - has expanded into AI ...
XDA Developers on MSN

I gave my local LLM my Docker Compose files, and it found security holes I missed

Nothing broke, so I never looked.
TechPP

This Tool Stops Cloud Providers From Snooping on Your Private Files

When you upload your personal files to cloud storage services like Google Drive or OneDrive, you will find that the safety ...
Techzine Europe

AI agent carries out ransomware attack independently

Researchers at Sysdig say they have observed, for the first time, a ransomware attack carried out almost entirely by an AI agent. According to the ...
The Hacker News

AI Coding Agents Found Triggering Endpoint Security Rules Built to Catch Attackers

Sophos says Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex triggered Windows endpoint rules for credential access, LOLBin downloads, and ...

The First Ransomware Attack Run From Start To Finish By An AI Agent

The first AI agent ran a ransomware attack end to end, signaling a shift to machine-speed cyberattacks and autonomous defense ...