Artificial Intelligence | First ever AI powered ransomware uncovered

NAIROBI, KENYA - Cybersecurity experts are raising concern over what could be the world's first ransomware, powered by artificial intelligence.

Researchers at global security firm ESET, have uncovered a new threat called PromptLock.

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Unlike traditional ransomware, it doesn't use static code, instead, it sets up a locally run AI model,
to generate malicious scripts in real time.

  • ESET spokesperson Allan Juma, spoke to eNCA's Gareth Edwards. 

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