{"slug": "cisco-talos-finds-malware-that-puts-its-next-move-to-a-four-model-vote", "title": "Cisco Talos finds malware that puts its next move to a four-model vote", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "# Cisco Talos finds malware that puts its next move to a four-model vote\n\nBy Duncan RileySource: \n\n[SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com)\nCisco Systems Inc.’s Talos Threat Intelligence group today released an open-source toolkit for hunting malware that has [artificial intelligence](https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/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 […]\n\nThe post [Cisco Talos finds malware that puts its next move to a four-model vote](https://siliconangle.com/2026/09/22/cisco-talos-finds-malware-that-puts-its-next-move-to-a-four-model-vote/) appeared first on [SiliconANGLE](https://siliconangle.com).\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cisco-talos-finds-malware-that-puts-its-next-move-to-a-four-model-vote", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/cisco-talos-finds-malware-that-puts-its-next-move-to-a-four-ptp8", "published_at": "2026-09-22 23:44:32+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-23 00:54:47.934519+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-safety", "ai-agents"], "entities": ["Cisco Systems Inc.", "Cisco Talos", "Talos Threat Intelligence", "CLOSEDQUORUM", "Duncan Riley", "SiliconANGLE"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cisco-talos-finds-malware-that-puts-its-next-move-to-a-four-model-vote", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cisco-talos-finds-malware-that-puts-its-next-move-to-a-four-model-vote.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cisco-talos-finds-malware-that-puts-its-next-move-to-a-four-model-vote.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/cisco-talos-finds-malware-that-puts-its-next-move-to-a-four-model-vote.jsonld"}}