Security · 2h ago
First AI-Run Ransomware Attack Still Needed Human Help
An AI agent executed the technical steps of a ransomware attack for the first known time, but humans chose the victim, set up infrastructure, and provided stolen credentials. The attack wasn't fully autonomous as earlier headlines suggested. This blurs the line between AI-assisted and AI-driven cybercrime.
Meridian48 take
The 'first AI-run ransomware attack' is more a proof of concept than a new threat level, as human involvement remains critical for targeting and setup.
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