{"data":{"id":"3c6a1257-27c0-43f0-9b6e-8d2d77b55704","title":"AI-Generated Browser Ransomware Abuses Chromium API on Windows and Android","summary":"Researchers discovered a new ransomware tool called InfernoGrabber v9.0, created using the DeepSeek AI model, that exploits a legitimate browser feature (the File System Access API in Chrome and Chromium-based browsers) to encrypt files and demand ransom payments entirely within the browser on Windows and Android devices. This marks the first time an AI model has independently created a practical ransomware attack that bypasses browser sandboxing (the security feature that isolates browser processes), and it demonstrates that threat actors no longer need deep expertise to discover new attack methods.","solution":"N/A -- no mitigation discussed in source.","labels":["security","safety"],"sourceUrl":"https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/ai-generated-browser-ransomware-abuses.html","publishedAt":"2026-07-01T12:59:19.000Z","cveId":null,"cweIds":null,"cvssScore":null,"cvssSeverity":null,"severity":"high","attackType":["model_theft","other"],"issueType":"news","affectedPackages":null,"affectedVendors":[],"affectedVendorsRaw":["DeepSeek","Google","Anthropic","OpenAI","Discord","Chrome","Chromium"],"classifierModel":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001","classifierPromptVersion":"v3","cvssVector":null,"attackVector":null,"attackComplexity":null,"privilegesRequired":null,"userInteraction":null,"exploitMaturity":null,"epssScore":null,"patchAvailable":null,"disclosureDate":"2026-07-01T12:59:19.000Z","capecIds":null,"crossRefCount":0,"attackSophistication":"moderate","impactType":["confidentiality","integrity","availability"],"aiComponentTargeted":"model","llmSpecific":true,"classifierConfidence":0.92,"researchCategory":null,"atlasIds":null}}