Cybersecurity experts have revealed information about a potential AI-generated virus called Slopoly that was used by Hive0163, a financially driven threat actor.
In a report published with The Hacker News, IBM X-Force researcher Golo Mühl stated that while AI-generated malware like Slopoly is still quite unimpressive, it demonstrates how threat actors may weaponize AI to create new malware frameworks in a fraction of the time it used to take.
Extortion via widespread data exfiltration and ransomware powers Hive0163’s operations. NodeSnake, Interlock RAT, JunkFiction loader, and Interlock ransomware are just a few of the many harmful programs linked to the e-crime gang.
The threat actor used Slopoly during the post-exploitation stage of one ransomware attack that the organization saw in early 2026 in order to sustain persistent access to the compromised system for over a week read more about Hive0163 Uses AI-Assisted Slopoly Malware for Persistent Access in Ransomware Attacks.
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