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JadePuffer: The First Complete LLM-Driven Ransomware Attack

An "agentic threat actor" successfully exploited a Langflow flaw to steal data from a production database server and encrypt ...

The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human

An AI agent carried out the technical execution of a real-world ransomware attack for the first known time, but new details ...

AI agent exploits Langflow in first fully autonomous ransomware attack

has documented what it says is the first ransomware operation carried out from start to finish by an autonomous artificial ...
TweakTown

First 'agentic ransomware' run entirely by a large language model discovered

JadePuffer, the first known 'agentic ransomware', uses an AI agent to run attacks end-to-end and adapt in real time, ...
India Today on MSN

Researchers track down world's first AI agent ransomware attack, here's what you should know

Researchers have spotted likely the first case of a ransomware attack, called JadePuffer, led entirely by an AI agent, sparking fears over the future of cybersecurity. However, there may be a twist.

Smooth AI criminal drives 'first' end-to-end agentic ransomware attack

They're not bad; they're just prompted that way. Sysdig threat hunters documented what they say is the first-ever documented ...
The Hacker News

AI Agent Exploits Langflow RCE to Automate Database Ransomware Attack

Sysdig says JADEPUFFER used CVE-2025-3248 in Langflow to automate intrusion, credential theft, encryption, and data wipe.
eWeek

First Known ‘Agentic Ransomware’ Attack Raises AI Security Alarm

Sysdig says JADEPUFFER is the first known agentic ransomware attack, showing how AI agents could automate familiar security ...
CSO Online

This AI agent autonomously hacked a network, adapted on the fly, and demanded a ransom

JadePuffer exploited a vulnerable Langflow server, harvested credentials, moved laterally, and encrypted more than 1,300 ...

Percona and HexaCluster Collaborate to Help Enterprises Migrate off Proprietary Databases

Percona, a provider of open source database software and services, today announced a partnership with HexaCluster, a PostgreSQL migration and services specialist, to help organizations move off ...

Researchers detect the world's first AI-driven ransomware attack: here’s what you need to know

Researchers have detected what is likely the first instance of a ransomware attack—dubbed JadePuffer—led entirely by an ...
Security Boulevard

JadePuffer Demonstrates How AI Agents Can Automate Ransomware Attack

Autonomous AI agents are no longer theoretical cyber risks as new research shows a large language model executing an end-to-end ransomware campaign, highlighting the urgency of patching known ...