AI · 111 giorni fa
Un worm non ha più bisogno di un frontier model o di una cloud API per diffondersi. Un LLM locale, open-weight, può ispezionare una macchina, individuare il successivo anello debole e continuare a copiarsi attraverso una rete usando le ordinarie lacune che i defender già vedono ogni giorno.
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Smashing Security podcast #471: This AI worm just rewrote its own rules
Researchers at the University of Toronto have built a worm that thinks for itself.
Researchers Build Self-Replicating AI Worm That Operates Entirely on Local, Open-Weight Models
An AI-driven worm using a local open-weight LLM autonomously exploited and replicated across 62% of a 33-host test network in 7 days.
AI worm prototype shows attackers don’t need Mythos to take over your network
University of Toronto researchers demonstrate how open-weight local LLMs can be used to autonomously exploit flaws and misconfigurations typical found in most enterprise networks, feeding off abused GPUs to fuel self-replication.
Part of the PlainSec briefing for 2026-06-10