AI-fueled ransomware boom: nearly 3,000 claimed attacks in one summer
ChuckDBrooks · x · 2026-11-15
WIRED reports ransomware and data extortion attacks are surging as AI lowers the barrier for unsophisticated attackers. Researchers estimate nearly 3,000 claimed attacks on leak sites over the summer, up 20–40% since spring. Fully automated ransomware hasn't arrived yet, but attackers are combining established methods with new AI-enabled techniques, with recent growth driven mainly by international attacks.
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