[ad_1] A private bank official and his friend, both working as mule account operators for a cybercrime gang, allegedly siphoned off ₹17 lakh from the gang leader and used it to repay personal loans and pay off goons sent by the gang to recover the money, police said on Wednesday. The trio were sent to […]

[ad_1] ESET has identified PromptLock, the first AI-powered ransomware, using OpenAI models to generate scripts that target Windows, Linux and macOS. It was only a matter of time before artificial intelligence became a building block for cybercriminals. This week, researchers at ESET revealed what they are calling the first known AI-powered ransomware, a prototype dubbed […]

[ad_1] Over 25,000 cybercrime cases have been registered in Surat city last year wherein over Rs 170 crore was stolen by criminals,  Cyber Crime Police Inspector D V Gamit said on Tuesday. He was speaking at a seminar, ‘Stay safe online: Cyber awareness for women and senior citizens’, organised by the Women’s Wing of the […]

[ad_1] The cybersecurity sector in 2025 stands at a pivotal juncture. While macroeconomic headwinds—rising interest rates, inflation, and cautious corporate spending—have tempered broader tech growth, the cybersecurity market continues to defy expectations. Global revenue is projected to surpass $368 billion by 2033, driven by escalating AI-driven threats and a widening skills gap. Yet, the sector’s […]

[ad_1] Researchers discover new PromptLock ransomware PromptLock is AI powered – presenting new concerns for security teams AI is already shaking up the cyber landscape Security researchers from ESET have identified the first known AI-powered ransomware, which serves as a warning for security teams as generative AI has, and will, continue to make cyberattacks much […]

[ad_1] Threat researchers discovered the first AI-powered ransomware, called PromptLock, that uses Lua scripts to steal and encrypt data on Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. The malware uses OpenAI’s gpt-oss:20b model through the Ollama API to dynamically generate the malicious Lua scripts from hard-coded prompts. How PromptLock works According to ESET researchers, PromptLock is written in […]

[ad_1] comment Anthropic, a maker of AI tools, says that AI tools are now commonly used to commit cybercrime and facilitate remote worker fraud. By saying so in a 25-page report [PDF], the biz aims to reassure the public and private sector that it can mitigate the harmful use of its technology with “sophisticated safety […]

[ad_1] Hackers have manipulated Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot to launch ransomware campaigns, phishing schemes, and extortion operations, according to a recent company report. The attacks, which targeted at least 17 organisations, demonstrate how individuals with little or no technical expertise used AI tools to carry out sophisticated cybercrime. Anthropic revealed that its chatbot was used […]