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Malware Lets Four AI Models Vote on What to Steal Next

Cisco Talos found a Windows sample that hands its decisions to a small panel of AI models. The lab copy does not run, but the idea is the story.

4 min read
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CLOSEDQUORUM Runs Its Own Attack Without Asking Anyone

Cisco Talos has identified what it calls the first fully autonomous command-and-control implant: malware that polls a panel of AI models to decide its next move and never checks back with its operator.

4 min read
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ShinyHunters Claimed It Broke Into ReliaQuest. The Reality Is More Complicated.

A cybersecurity company's own employee fell for a fake login page, handing criminals limited access. What happened next is actually a story about defences holding.

3 min read
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AI Malware Is Real. It Is Also Mostly Hype.

Palo Alto Networks studied 405 malware samples linked to AI tools. Only 12 ever reached a real computer, and existing defences caught every single one.

4 min read
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