Researchers at the University of Toronto say their project highlights the risk of open-weight AI models being weaponized. The worm was able to spread over a network with no human guidance.

University of Toronto researchers built a worm powered by open-weight AI that adapts to its targets. Experts say it changes the math on cybersecurity defense ...

An AI-driven worm using a local open-weight LLM autonomously exploited and replicated across 62% of a 33-host test network in ...

Researchers demonstrated an AI worm that adapts to targets, generates attack strategies, and spreads across networks without ...

Computer worms operating in tandem with free AI chatbots are a "new class of cyberthreat", security experts have warned. Worms are a type of malware that self-replicate and spread across computer ...

Researchers demonstrate malware that adapts to targets, spreads autonomously and operates at near-zero cost to attackers.

Image courtesy by QUE.com Unveiling the Next Generation of Malware: AI-Powered Computer Worms In today’s digital battleground, ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto showed how hackers could use artificial intelligence to create a program that could target any known flaw in the world's computers.

University of Toronto researchers demonstrate how open-weight local LLMs can be used to autonomously exploit flaws and ...