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James Bentley is a freelance games journalist with over 1000 pieces published at outlets including PC Gamer, GamesRadar, NME, and Prima Games.
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Oh Goody, the 'First Known AI-Powered Ransomware' Has Been Discovered, and It 'May Exfiltrate Data, Encrypt It, or Potentially Destroy It'
PC GamernewscautiousAug 28, 2025
The first known AI-powered ransomware, PromptLock, uses OpenAI's gpt-oss-20b model to generate malicious Lua scripts locally on infected devices, enabling it to exfiltrate data, encrypt files, and avoid detection by operating without internet connectivity.
“Author of "Oh Goody, the 'First Known AI-Powered Ransomware' Has Been Discovered, and It 'May Exfiltrate Data, " in PC Gamer”
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