The CyberLock and Lucky_Gh0$t ransomware families, as well as a new malware called Numero, are being spread by using fake installers for well-known artificial intelligence (AI) products like OpenAI ChatGPT and InVideo AI as baits.
In a report released today, Cisco Talos researcher Chetan Raghuprasad stated that the CyberLock ransomware, which was created with PowerShell, is mostly concerned with encrypting particular files on the victim’s computer. With only little changes to the ransomware binary, the Lucky_Gh0$t ransomware is another variation of the Yashma ransomware, the sixth version of the Chaos ransomware series.
Conversely, Numero is a malicious software that affects users by altering the Windows operating system’s graphical user interface (GUI) components, making the computers useless.
According to the cybersecurity firm, the legal versions of AI technologies are widely used in the marketing and business-to-business (B2B) sales sectors read more about Cybercriminals Target AI Users with Malware-Loaded Installers Posing as Popular Tools.
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