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AI-Driven Ransomware Attacks Cause Widespread Harm and Threats
Attackers also turned victims' own AI tools against them. Some companies paid for both sides of the attack.
The facts
A global Semperis report reveals that 84% of recent ransomware attacks weaponized AI, leading to repeated data breaches, ransom payments, and escalating physical and psychological threats against employees and their families. Attackers also exploited victims' own AI tools, amplifying harm and disruption across multiple countries and industries.