A new AI-powered computer worm could prove to be the stuff of cybersecurity nightmares (opens in new tab)

In cybersecurity, few words trigger more dread than ‘wormable’—a vulnerability that could be weaponized into a self-spreading worm. Now researchers at the University of Toronto have demonstrated something worse: an AI-driven worm that can’t be stopped by patching a single flaw, because it uses reasoning to detect and exploit different vulnerabilities as it spreads. In […] The post appeared first on <a href="