⚠️ AI-Powered Ransomware Has Arrived: Meet PromptLock ⚠️ 🔎 Discovered by ESET researchers, PromptLock is the first known AI-powered ransomware prototype — not yet active in the wild, but a major warning sign for what’s coming. 🧠 What Makes PromptLock Different 🤖 AI-driven payloads → Uses a local LLM
What are your thoughts on this? Is this the natural next step in AI-driven cyber threats, or is it a bit overhyped?
The ESET article mentions that Lua scripting is leveraged for the attacks. It would be a good idea to understand the baseline of Lua usage in your environment and determine strict pathing rules for Lua executions if not a full block. As for the future Yikes!