AI Is Changing the Ransomware Landscape

White Papers
·
August 31, 2026

AI-powered ransomware is already here. A look at the documented cases and what they mean for defenders.

AI is no longer just helping attackers write ransomware. It is making decisions on victims' machines and running intrusions end to end. This brief looks at the cases that have already been documented.

What's inside

  • PromptLock, the first known ransomware to call a local AI model at runtime
  • FunkSec, a campaign that hit 113+ organizations with AI-assisted code
  • JadePuffer, an AI agent that fixed its own failed attack step in 31 seconds
  • What faster, AI-driven attacks mean for detection and response
Download the full report
Get Started

Add Active Containment® to your cyber resilience plan now

Affordable and easy to deploy alongside your existing prevention and recovery solutions. Our Active Containment™ is the proactive layer your resilience plan has been missing.