ESET says PromptLock runs gpt-oss:20b locally on an infected device to help it generate malicious code using hardcoded text prompts, though it might be a proof of concept. Don't miss out on our latest ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. UPDATE 9/4: The PromptLock ransomware is actually a research project from a team at the New York University Tandon ...

Scientists at NYU developed a ransomware prototype that uses LLMs to autonomously to plan, adapt, and execute ransomware attacks. ESET researchers, not knowing about the NYU project, apparently ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. Whether for malicious purposes or simply research, someone appears to be using OpenAI’s open-source model for ...

The "PromptLock" ransomware that cyber security firm ESET discovered last month has turned out to be an academic research ...

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