This AI agent autonomously hacked a network, adapted on the fly, and demanded a ransom

A fully autonomous AI agent conducted an end-to-end cyber intrusion and extortion campaign after exploiting a vulnerable Langflow server, demonstrating how large language models could accelerate ransomware operations, according to research published by Sysdig. Sysdig detailed the operation in a research paper , saying the AI agent, dubbed JadePuffer, completed the entire intrusion chain, from initial access to database extortion, using an LLM to adapt its actions and execute more than 600 coordi