A New Tool Found Malware That's Guided by an AI Hive Mind--No Humans in Sight

A New Tool Found Malware That's Guided by an AI Hive Mind--No Humans in Sight Cisco Talos researchers created a new framework for identifying malware and hacking tools that rely on AI chatbots--and quickly discovered something unusual. For years, cybersecurity practitioners have tracked different types of malware and detected potential infections using digital fingerprints to identify different hacking tools and follow their use over time. As attackers are increasingly incorporating agentic AI components into their hacking tools, researchers from Cisco Talos shared an open-source framework on Monday that they hope will be used widely to classify and analyze AI-integrated malware . They also have proof that it's already working. They're calling the framework Cognitive Artifact Intelligence Research Network, or CAIRN, named after the stacks of stones that hikers set up on trails to mark the path or emphasize something about a certain spot.