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AI-powered infostealer picks out the most profitable parts of your stolen data

Cisco Talos has identified a new Windows infostealer, VOLTA-AUTODOXER, that sends stolen victim data to an AI model and asks it to rank the assets by potential monetary value, the security firm reported. "There is a new idea in the cybercrime world — cast a wide net, steal everything, and let AI sort out the specifics," said Ryan Fetterman, a security researcher at Cisco. The malware was discovered through Talos' CAIRN system.

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A new Windows infostealer sends the data it steals to an AI model and asks it to rank the victim’s assets by how much money they could bring in, Cisco Talos has found. “There is a new idea in the cybercrime world — cast a wide net, steal everything, and let AI sort out the specifics,” said Ryan Fetterman, a security researcher at Cisco. The malware calls itself VOLTA-AUTODOXER and turned up through Talos’ CAIRN … More

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