MIT Sloan quietly shelves AI ransomware study after researcher calls BS

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https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/03/mit_sloan_updates_ai_ransomware_paper/

Even AI has doubts about the claim that ‘80% of ransomware attacks are AI-driven’

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ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
An AI-driven ransomware attack would be too easy to bypass.

“Your system has been encrypted, send $42k in Bitcoin to this account to receive the key which is lKpi4PZhu4”

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- Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  
  you know the best memory I have of my grandma before she tragically passed away? How she would sing decryption keys to me while I feel asleep 🥰
  
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