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UK school estate hit by 3AM ransomware in suspected AI-assisted attack

A 3AM ransomware affiliate targeted a school estate in the UK and encrypted around 37 of nearly 50 machines reached from an unmanaged host. Bitdefender researchers believe AI-generated commands and an automated agentic loop may have been used, but this could not be confirmed.

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UK school estate hit by 3AM ransomware in suspected AI-assisted attack

A 3AM ransomware affiliate targeted a school estate in the UK and encrypted around 37 of nearly 50 machines reached from an unmanaged host. Bitdefender researchers believe AI-generated commands and an automated agentic loop may have been used, but this could not be confirmed.