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MIT Sloan quietly shelves AI ransomware study after researcher calls BS (www.theregister.com)
submitted 3 months ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Even AI has doubts about the claim that '80% of ransomware attacks are AI-driven'

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[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

An AI-driven ransomware attack would be too easy to bypass.

"Your system has been encrypted, send $42k in Bitcoin to this account to receive the key which is lKpi4PZhu4"

[–] Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 3 months ago

you know the best memory I have of my grandma before she tragically passed away? How she would sing decryption keys to me while I feel asleep 🥰