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> Autonomous AI-driven worm can reason its way through corporate networks

[SOURCE] Help Net Security [AUTHOR: Zeljka Zorz] [DATE: 03/06/2026 12:32] [LANGUAGE: EN]
Researchers at the University of Toronto, the Vector Institute, and the University of Cambridge have built and tested a proof-of-concept AI-driven worm that does not operate on a fixed list of exploits. Instead, it analyzes each target it encounters, reasons about how to attack it, and creates a strategy on the fly, all with the help of a small, free large language model (LLM) running directly on machines it has already compromised. A worm that … More → The post Autonomous AI-driven worm can reason its way through corporate networks appeared first on Help Net Security.
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