{"slug": "jadepuffer-returns-with-ransomware-built-to-target-ai-models-and-infrastructure", "title": "JadePuffer returns with ransomware built to target AI models and infrastructure", "summary": "Threat actor JadePuffer has returned with ENCFORGE, a novel ransomware built to target AI and machine learning infrastructure, according to Sysdig researchers. The extortion contact embedded in the ransomware matches one found in a prior campaign executed by an AI agent, indicating the same operator with an upgraded toolkit.", "body_md": "JadePuffer, the threat actor behind the recently documented extortion operation executed end-to-end by an AI agent, is now attempting to leverage ENCFORGE, novel ransomware created to target AI and machine learning (ML) infrastructure. The extortion contact embedded in the ransomware is the same one Sysdig researchers found when analyzing that prior campaign. “This is the same operator with a materially upgraded toolkit,” they noted. How JadePuffer first surfaced Earlier this month, Sysdig researchers revealed that … [More ](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/21/jadepuffer-encforge-ransomware/)\n\nThe post [JadePuffer returns with ransomware built to target AI models and infrastructure](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/21/jadepuffer-encforge-ransomware/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/jadepuffer-returns-with-ransomware-built-to-target-ai-models-and-infrastructure", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/21/jadepuffer-encforge-ransomware/", "published_at": "2026-07-21 13:38:54+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-21 13:43:50.793956+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "ai-infrastructure", "ai-research"], "entities": ["JadePuffer", "ENCFORGE", "Sysdig"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/jadepuffer-returns-with-ransomware-built-to-target-ai-models-and-infrastructure", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/jadepuffer-returns-with-ransomware-built-to-target-ai-models-and-infrastructure.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/jadepuffer-returns-with-ransomware-built-to-target-ai-models-and-infrastructure.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/jadepuffer-returns-with-ransomware-built-to-target-ai-models-and-infrastructure.jsonld"}}