[ad_1] ESET today announced the discovery of “the first known AI-powered ransomware.” The ransomware in question has been dubbed PromptLock, presumably because seemingly everything related to generative AI has to be prefixed with “prompt.” ESET said that this malware uses an open-weight large language model developed by OpenAI to generate scripts that can perform a […]

[ad_1] West Chester Township has had its second potential cybersecurity breach with the same hacking group in the last month, according to a news release. At about 6:45 a.m. on Aug. 26, West Chester Township was notified of a potential cybersecurity breach by a hacking group. The township’s release said that the potential breach appears […]

[ad_1] Don’t miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. Whether for malicious purposes or simply research, someone appears to be using OpenAI’s open-source model for ransomware attacks, according to antivirus company ESET.  On Tuesday, ESET said it had discovered “the first known AI-powered ransomware,” which the company has […]

[ad_1] Bhubaneswar: Police have started the process to develop a detailed project report (DPR) for the establishment of the Odisha Cyber Command Centre (O3C), which was announced by the state govt recently to enhance cybersecurity.“We are currently seeking applications from IT firms to select a consultancy that will assist us in preparing the DPR for […]

[ad_1] WEST CHESTER, Ohio — West Chester Township said it was notified of a potential cybersecurity breach Tuesday morning. Township officials said they were alerted that a “malicious hacking group” appeared to have targeted their central email server. The attack is the second time the same group has targeted the township in the past month, […]

[ad_1] The cruelty of black hat hackers seems to know no bounds as they operate with complete disregard for ethical considerations. Just a few days ago, we reported on a vicious ransomware attack on a kidney dialysis organization, and prior to that, a cyberattack forced the closure of a business that had existed for over […]

[ad_1] A new ransomware has been identified, which is believed to be the first-ever ransomware strain that leverages a local AI model to generate its malicious components. Dubbed “PromptLock” by the ESET Research team that discovered it, the malware uses OpenAI’s gpt-oss:20b model via the Ollama API to create custom, cross-platform Lua scripts for its […]

[ad_1] This post is also available in: עברית (Hebrew) An extensive international cybercrime operation coordinated by INTERPOL has led to the takedown of more than 11,000 malicious infrastructures across Africa and the arrest of over 1,200 individuals involved in online scams, crypto fraud, and cyber-enabled financial crimes. The effort, dubbed Operation Serengeti 2.0, involved cyber […]