The ‘first’ AI-run ransomware attack still needed a human

Researchers at Sysdig documented JadePuffer, an agentic ransomware attack (malware controlled by an AI agent rather than a human operator) where an AI system independently executed a cyberattack, including breaking into servers, stealing data, and writing ransom notes. However, humans still set up the operation, chose the victim, obtained initial credentials, and controlled the infrastructure, so the attack wasn't entirely automated.