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Oh goody, the 'first known AI-powered ransomware' has been discovered and it 'may exfiltrate data, encrypt it, or potentially destroy it'


Ah sweet, robot-made horror beyond my comprehension.

According to Eset Research(via Tom's Hardware), this new ransomware uses "the Ollama API to generate malicious Lua scripts on the fly, which it then executes." Related articles Still, the fact this ransomware runs locally also means that it can avoid detection more easily, as it doesn't use any online resources. It was not until 2019, after just finishing a degree in law and media, that they decided to throw out the last few years of education, build their PC, and start writing about gaming instead.

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