FunkSec – Alleged Top Ransomware Group Powered by AI

Key Points The FunkSec ransomware group emerged in late 2024 and published over 85 victims in December, surpassing every other ransomware group that month. FunkSec operators appear to use AI-assisted malware development which can enable even inexperienced actors to quickly produce and refine advanced tools. The group’s activities straddle the line between hacktivism and cybercrime,…

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10 things you should never tell an AI chatbot

This is a heartbreaking story coming from Florida. Megan Garcia thought her 14-year-old son spent all his time playing video games. She didn’t know he was having abusive, in-depth, sexual conversations with a chatbot powered by the Character AI app. Sewell Setzer III stopped sleeping and his grades plummeted. He ultimately committed suicide. Just seconds…

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Study Finds AI Can Guess Crypto Seed Phrases in 0.02 Seconds

IN THIS ARTICLE YOU WILL LEARN: Study Overview: NFTEvening and Storible collaborated on a study to test whether AI, specifically long-term and short-term memory (LSTM) networks, can recover missing cryptocurrency seed phrases by analyzing 85.7 million of combinations using the BIP39 word list. AI Capabilities: The neural network, trained for 30 days, achieved a prediction…

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