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Russia-Aligned UAC-0099 Plants Nuclear Weapon Prompt in Malware to Disrupt AI Analysis

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new technique dubbed GuardBreaker that's been put to use by a Russia-aligned threat actor known as UAC-0099 against a target in Ukraine with an aim to interfere with artificial intelligence (AI)…

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Cybersecurity researchers identified a technique called GuardBreaker, employed by the Russia‑aligned threat group UAC‑0099 against a Ukrainian target to disrupt AI‑assisted analysis. The method involves planting a nuclear‑weapon‑prompting payload within malware, aiming to interfere with AI‑driven security tools.

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