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Windows Botnet x47.c Exploits AI Credits with 18 Attack Methods

A Windows botnet named x47.c is draining AI credits from paid AI service accounts including OpenAI and xAI by sending repeated billable requests through 18 attack methods, and is being sold on the darknet marketplace WraithTools with packages starting at $200.

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Meet x47.c, a sneaky Windows botnet that's draining AI credits with 18 clever attack methods, targeting paid AI service accounts like OpenAI and xAI by sending repeated billable requests. This malicious tool is even being sold on the darknet marketplace WraithTools, with packages starting from just $200.

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