Browser-only ransomware: From LLM hallucinations to a practical attack technique
AI can turn high-level malicious ideas into concrete techniques, and can independently design and implement novel attack paths that have not yet appeared in real-world campaigns. In Check Point’s research, DeepSeek connected unrealistic browser-malware concepts with a real browser capability, turning an AI-generated malware hallucination into a plausible browser-native ransomware technique. Although the generated sample…
