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Cisco Talos finds malware that puts its next move to a four-model vote

Cisco Systems Inc.'s Talos Threat Intelligence group released an open-source toolkit for hunting malware with built-in artificial intelligence, detailing a first sample it calls CLOSEDQUORUM. The Windows credential stealer operates without a command-and-control server and routes its tactical decisions to a vote among four models, according to Talos.

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Cisco Talos finds malware that puts its next move to a four-model vote
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SiliconANGLE Cisco Systems Inc.’s Talos Threat Intelligence group today released an open-source toolkit for hunting malware that has artificial intelligence built into it. The first sample it has detailed is a Windows credential stealer that takes its orders from no command-and-control server. Talos calls it CLOSEDQUORUM, and its tactical decisions go to a vote among four […]

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