<![CDATA[The Unit42 report about ransomware being run by AI is false, it was marketing fluff.]]>The Unit42 report about ransomware being run by AI is false, it was marketing fluff. The report contained no actionable info and no evidence, and after the media ran it, they removed the ransomware claim entirely.

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A hand holding a puppet harness (a wood 'X' with strings).

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hear-me.social/users/Ralph/statuses/117207416081092193https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hear-me.social/users/Ralph/statuses/117207416081092193Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:47:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Unit42 report about ransomware being run by AI is false, it was marketing fluff. on Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:45:24 GMT]]>@GossiTheDog

theregister.com
The Register®
SECURITY
Al agents carried out every step of this ransomware attack - then left the victim an 80-page security audit,
Adding insult to injury.
Jessica Lyons CYBERSECURITY EDITOR

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hear-me.social/users/Ralph/statuses/117207408592824023https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hear-me.social/users/Ralph/statuses/117207408592824023Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:45:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Unit42 report about ransomware being run by AI is false, it was marketing fluff. on Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:26:40 GMT]]>@GossiTheDog Looks like Unit42's blog post has been updated. It now says:

PT to clarify that the attack was an intrusion, and not a ransomware attack

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/netresec/statuses/117207334914954785https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/netresec/statuses/117207334914954785Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:26:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Unit42 report about ransomware being run by AI is false, it was marketing fluff. on Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:20:31 GMT]]>@GossiTheDog the link for people looking for the source of your screenshot https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/02/ai-agents-carried-out-every-step-of-this-ransomware-attack-then-left-the-victim-an-80-page-security-audit/5294009

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/shadownetworks/statuses/117207310756022022https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/shadownetworks/statuses/117207310756022022Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:20:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Unit42 report about ransomware being run by AI is false, it was marketing fluff. on Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:14:05 GMT]]>@GossiTheDog

AI companies are like the mafia:

First, they make you a really good offer. And when you decline, they make you a really bad offer - but it suddenly sounds better than the first offer you got. 🐴

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://23.social/users/christianrickert/statuses/117207285486633057https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://23.social/users/christianrickert/statuses/117207285486633057Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:14:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Unit42 report about ransomware being run by AI is false, it was marketing fluff. on Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:13:58 GMT]]>@GossiTheDog
"removed"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/wdormann/statuses/117207285004707338https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/wdormann/statuses/117207285004707338Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:13:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The Unit42 report about ransomware being run by AI is false, it was marketing fluff. on Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:09:02 GMT]]>@GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social ai is very powerful... we literally have skynet... you want to invest your whole portfolio into our AI company..

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mk.absturztau.be/notes/aqp3vg0ojya000lyhttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mk.absturztau.be/notes/aqp3vg0ojya000lyThu, 03 Sep 2026 13:09:02 GMT