Crims defeat human intelligence with fake AI installers

Criminals are using installers for fake AI software to distribute ransomware and other destructive malware.

Cisco Talos recently uncovered three of these threats, which use legit-looking websites whose domain names vary the titles of actual AI vendors by just a letter or two. The software installers on the sites are poisoned with malware, including the CyberLock ransomware and a never-before-seen malware named “Numero” that breaks Windows machines.

The Talos research follows a similar…