What happens when you use AI to create a self-replicating computer worm? A group of researchers did just that, developing a prototype AI-driven worm that could adapt and infect a network of Windows- ...

A new hybrid computer worm combines a range of tricks to attack web servers, desktop computers and computer networks. The worm has already infected hundreds of machines in the US and Asia. Although it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts are warning about computer "worms" created with AI that can infect devices and harm users without restraint. University of ...

Computer worms operating in tandem with free AI chatbots are a “new class of cyberthreat”, security experts have warned. Worms are a type of malware that self-replicate and spread across computer ...

That’s actually good news, though, since more traditional computer worms, such as the 2017 WannaCry attack, were able to spread globally within hours. In contrast, the AI-powered worm “requires ...