AI Executed Ransomware Attack but Human Made Key Decisions, Details Reveal

An AI agent was used to carry out the technical steps of a ransomware attack in what is being called the first known instance of its kind. However, newly emerged details reveal that a human operator was still responsible for selecting the target, setting up the required infrastructure, and providing stolen credentials. This means the attack fell well short of being a fully autonomous AI-driven cybercrime. The incident had drawn widespread attention last week after initial reports framed it as a landmark moment in AI-assisted hacking.