Volta infostealer uses LLMs to rank victims by their value
khalidkhair · hn · 2026-10-31
Cisco Talos reports the Volta infostealer now uses LLMs to appraise stolen credentials and prioritize victims by how much they're worth — a rare confirmed case of a language model embedded in a malware attack chain for victim triage and prioritization.
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