Researchers at NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering confirmed they created the code as part of a project to illustrate potential harms of AI-powered malware.
From left, Tanium’s Sam Kinch, GDIT’s Matt Hayden, the Commerce Department’s Ryan Higgins, and CISA’s Chris Butera take part in a panel discussion at a GDIT event on Sept. 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)
(L-R) Rep. Nick LaLota R-N.Y., Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. and Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., listen during a hearing with the House Committee on Homeland Security on Jan. 30, 2024. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Workado publicly claimed its AI content detector could accurately determine whether a piece of text was generated by AI in 98% of cases. The FTC said its “no better than a coin flip.” (Image via Mininyx Doodle and Getty Images)
Workado publicly claimed its AI content detector could accurately determine whether a piece of text was generated by AI in 98% of cases. The FTC said its…
The malware, called PromptLock, essentially functions as a hard-coded prompt injection attack on a large language model, inspecting local filesystems, exfiltrating files and encrypting data.
The flag of the People’s Republic of China flies in the wind above the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in San Francisco, California on July 23, 2020. (Photo by PHILIP PACHECO/AFP via Getty Images)
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States just published its 2024 report, revealing once again that shielding U.S. tech from risky foreign investments was a…