Ransomware has always been an evolving menace, as criminal outfits experiment with new techniques to terrorise their victims and gain maximum leverage while making extortion demands. Weaponized AI is the most recent addition to the armoury, allowing high-level groups to launch more sophisticated attacks but also opening the door for rookie hackers. The NCSC has cautioned that AI is fuelling the global threat posed by ransomware, and there has been a significant rise in AI-powered phishing attacks.
Organisations are increasingly facing increasing threats from sophisticated assaults, such as polymorphic malware, which can mutate in real time to avoid detection, allowing organisations to strike with more precision and frequency. As AI continues to rewrite the rules of ransomware attacks, businesses that still rely on traditional defences are more vulnerable to the next generation of cyber attack.
Ransomware accessible via AI
Online criminals, like legal businesses, are discovering new methods to use AI tools, which makes ransomware attacks more accessible and scalable. By
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