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Infostealer malware reportedly uses LLMs to rank victims by their perceived value

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Cisco Talos researchers describe a Volta infostealer variant that appears to use an AI model to evaluate and prioritize victims. The malware reportedly assesses how valuable each compromised system or user might be. This approach would let attackers focus on the most lucrative targets. The details come from a Talos Intelligence blog post, which the source article is based on. The report was shared on Hacker News, where it drew moderate attention.

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