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JADEPUFFER is the first agentic ransomware operation and it exposes old security sins at machine speed

Security firm Sysdig describes an extortion attack where a language model broke in on its own, stole credentials, and destroyed databases. No human appeared to be at the controls. The article JADEPUFFER is the first agentic ransomware operation and it exposes old security sins at machine speed appeared first on The Decoder.

JADEPUFFER is the first agentic ransomware operation and it exposes old security sins at machine speed
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Published July 6, 2026 · Category: AI Briefing

Overview

Security firm Sysdig describes an extortion attack where a language model broke in on its own, stole credentials, and destroyed databases. No human appeared to be at the controls.

Details

The article JADEPUFFER is the first agentic ransomware operation and it exposes old security sins at machine speed appeared first on The Decoder.

Source

Originally published at the-decoder.com.

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