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AI Malware Is Here: New Report Shows How Fake AI Tools Are Spreading Ransomware
Cisco Talos has uncovered new threats, including ransomware like CyberLock and Lucky_Gh0$t, and a destructive malware called Numero, all disguised as legitimate AI tool installers to target victims.
Cisco Talos has discovered new threats, including the ransomware CyberLock, Lucky_Gh0$t, and a newly-discovered malware we call “Numero,” all of which masquerade as legitimate AI tool installers. The newly-identified destructive malware, Numero, affects victims by manipulating the graphical user interface (GUI) components of their Windows OSs, rendering systems completely unusable. Finally, CyberLock uses the living-off-the-land binary (LoLBin) ‘cipher.exe’ with the ‘/w’ option to erase free space on the victim's hard drive partitions, hindering forensic recovery of deleted files.
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