# Russian hackers plant nuclear weapon prompt in malware to trip AI safety guardrails

> Source: <https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/31/russian-hackers-ai-safety-filters-manipulation/>
> Published: 2026-08-31 09:45:02+00:00

Russian state hackers are trying to interfere with AI-assisted malware analysis in Ukraine by deliberately setting off AI safety mechanisms, ESET has found. The technique, named GuardBreaker by ESET, appeared in a malicious VBS script tied to UAC-0099, a Russia-aligned group previously observed conducting initial-access operations and handing validated targets to the GRU-linked Sandworm hackers. The manipulative prompt UAC-0099 embedded as comments in the VBS script (Source: ESET) “The analyzed VBS script is part of … [More ](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/31/russian-hackers-ai-safety-filters-manipulation/)

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