ESET spots “PromptLock” AI-powered ransomware

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. For now, ESET said there are multiple indicators that suggest the ransomware, which is […]