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

Researchers at the University of Toronto say their project highlights the risk of open-weight AI models being weaponized. The ...

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

A team of researchers have shown how a self-replicating AI agent can take over a computer network at almost no cost.

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

You’d think keeping things secure would be easy, with artificial intelligence getting sharper every day. I mean, if it can crank out intricate code in no time, fending off cyber crooks should be a ...

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

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