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JadePuffer ransomware used AI agent to automate entire attack

Researchers identified what they believe is the first documented case of a ransomware operation, JadePuffer, conducted entirely by a large language model (LLM) agent.

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The use of artificial intelligence in cyberattacks has reached a new level with the discovery of JadePuffer ransomware. Researchers have identified a ransomware operation, JadePuffer, that was conducted entirely by a large language model agent.

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