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  • ESET Uncovers "PromptLock" AI-Driven Ransomware Threat
    August 30, 2025
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    ESET Uncovers "PromptLock" AI-Driven Ransomware Threat

    Slovakia-based cyber security vendor ESET said it has discovered "the first known" artificial intelligence-powered ransomware that generates malicious scripts on-the-fly on infected machines. ESET called the ransomware "PromptLock", and has uploaded Microsoft Windows and Linux samples to Google's VirusTotal scanning site. PromptLock accesses the Apache-licensed open source GPT-OSS:20b AI model from OpenAI via the Ollama API to generate scripts written in the Lua language. Lua scripts used by Pro...

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  • AI-Powered PromptLock Ransomware Encrypts and Steals Data
    August 29, 2025
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    AI-Powered PromptLock Ransomware Encrypts and Steals Data

    A new AI-driven ransomware named PromptLock has been identified, using Lua scripts to encrypt and steal data across Windows, macOS, and Linux systems, marking a significant evolution in cyber threats. The malware leverages OpenAI's gpt-oss:20b model via the Ollama API to generate malicious script...

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