'No hacker needed': New AI ransomware can automate database attacks from start to finish, warns cybersecurity firm

A groundbreaking ransomware attack, JadePuffer, has been identified, fully executed by an autonomous AI agent without human ...
techtimes

First AI-Agent Ransomware Destroyed Data Even Payment Could Not Recover

a laptop screen with a webpage of the IT Army of Ukraine group of volunteer hackers. The IT Army of Ukraine first set up in the wake of Russia's devastating attack, and has since hugely grown in ...

Smooth AI criminal drives 'first' end-to-end agentic ransomware attack

They're not bad; they're just prompted that way. Sysdig threat hunters documented what they say is the first-ever documented ...
SecurityWeek

Agentic AI Used to Conduct Ransomware Attack via Langflow

Attackers exploited Langflow vulnerability CVE-2025-3248 to conduct an agentic AI-powered ransomware attack involving reconnaissance, credential theft, and lateral movement.
Infosecurity Magazine

Researchers Claim First Fully Agentic Ransomware: JadePuffer

Researchers have revealed JadePuffer, the first agentic AI-powered ransomware campaign, highlighting how autonomous agents ...

Meet JadePuffer: The AI Ransomware That Can Hack Systems Without Human Help

A newly identified ransomware campaign named JadePuffer represents a significant advancement in cyberattacks, as it operates ...

Object Storage vs. Block Storage: What’s the Difference?

When it comes to cloud storage, not all storage systems work the same way. Two of the most widely used storage architectures ...

Databricks unifies OLTP and OLAP, depending on what counts as a copy

When Databricks claimed to have cracked an age-old database problem, it came with a clear marketing message: "One data, zero compromises, zero copies." Inevitably, that led engineers to search for ...

Researchers detect the world's first AI-driven ransomware attack: here’s what you need to know

Researchers have detected what is likely the first instance of a ransomware attack—dubbed JadePuffer—led entirely by an ...

Jadepuffer: The first AI ransomware attack not only messes up the key

Researchers document the first LLM-controlled ransomware attack. But the AI failed due to basic errors. A warning for admins.
India Today on MSN

Researchers track down world's first AI agent ransomware attack, here's what you should know

Researchers have spotted likely the first case of a ransomware attack, called JadePuffer, led entirely by an AI agent, sparking fears over the future of cybersecurity. However, there may be a twist.
Macworld

How to unlock your Mac with its Recovery Key and FileVault active

FileVault hardens macOS by wrapping a layer of login protection around the part of the startup volume that holds your files and other data. With FileVault disabled, the data on that volume is ...