An AI-driven worm using a local open-weight LLM autonomously exploited and replicated across 62% of a 33-host test network in ...
University of Toronto researchers built a worm powered by open-weight AI that adapts to its targets. Experts say it changes ...
Ontario cybersecurity expert Ali Dehghantanha offers advice after University of Toronto researchers uncovered an AI worm that ...
University of Toronto researchers demonstrate how open-weight local LLMs can be used to autonomously exploit flaws and ...
Computer worms operating in tandem with free AI chatbots like ChatGPT are a “new class of cyberthreat”, security experts have warned. Worms are a type of malware that self-replicate and spread across ...
That’s actually good news, though, since more traditional computer worms, such as the 2017 WannaCry attack, were able to spread globally within hours. In contrast, the AI-powered worm “requires ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. University of Toronto researchers demonstrated an AI-driven worm that exploited nearly three-quarters of a simulated corporate ...