ESET uncovers PromptLock, a ransomware powered by AI-generated scripts, marking a chilling shift in cyberthreat capabilities.

Threat researchers discovered the first AI-powered ransomware, called PromptLock, that uses Lua scripts to steal and encrypt ...

ESET uncovers AI-powered PromptLock ransomware using OpenAI gpt-oss:20b model, complicating detection with variable Lua ...

While still in development, PromptLock is described as the “first known AI-powered ransomware” by ESET researchers ...

The discovery of PromptLock shows how malicious use of AI models could supercharge ransomware and other threats.

PromptLock malware leverages AI to create Lua scripts for data exfiltration and encryption across Windows and Linux systems.