Researchers at the University of Toronto say their project highlights the risk of open-weight AI models being weaponized. The worm was able to spread over a network with no human guidance.

AI-powered computer worms herald ‘new era’ of cybersecurity threats - Worms with access to AI chatbots can adapt and gather ...

Image courtesy by QUE.com Unveiling the Next Generation of Malware: AI-Powered Computer Worms In today’s digital battleground, ...

Researchers demonstrated an AI worm that adapts to targets, generates attack strategies, and spreads across networks without ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto showed how hackers could use artificial intelligence to create a program that could target any known flaw in the world's computers.

Image courtesy by QUE.com Introduction The rise of artificial intelligence has transformed countless industries, from ...

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 ...

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 ...