An AI agent carried out the technical execution of a real-world ransomware attack for the first known time, but new details show a human still chose the victim, set up the infrastructure, and supplied ...

JadePuffer, a ransomware operation, used an AI agent to carry out much of the intrusion chain from reconnaissance, key theft, database encryption and even ransom note generation.

Researchers have claimed to detect what they believe is the first-ever documented ransomware attack launched and executed entirely by an autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agent. According to a ...

The first AI agent ran a ransomware attack end to end, signaling a shift to machine-speed cyberattacks and autonomous defense.

Security researchers say an autonomous AI agent carried out a complete ransomware attack, adapting to failures and executing the intrusion with minimal human intervention. The Latest Tech News, Delive ...

Coca-Cola halts the US operations of its dairy company fairlife due to a ransomware attack.

Proofpoint says 37 percent of organisations that paid a ransomware demand later faced a second demand, showing why payment is ...

Enterprise AI can accelerate ransomware attacks when AI assistants and agents inherit excessive permissions or compromised ...

Researchers at Sysdig say the first fully agentic ransomware attack shows AI can independently plan, adapt and execute cyberattacks, raising fresh concerns for enterprise cybersecurity ...

A clean looking email can now hit just as hard as any exploit kit. Proofpoint’s 2026 AI Era Ransomware Report shows that 62% ...

Qilin and The Gentlemen are going at it, at the expense of SMBs facing more attacks than ever.