AI ransomware has surfaced as a growing issue in the area of privacy. Cybersecurity company ESET has discovered the first AI-driven ransomware, called PromptLock. This malware leverages the gpt-oss:20b model from OpenAI through the Ollama API to dynamically generate harmful Lua scripts, which it then executes. ESET reports that the ransomware functions locally on devices via an API, rendering it undetectable by OpenAI. The AI-crafted scripts can carry out a variety of tasks on devices while evading detection, as they change with each execution. ESET indicates that the malware may exfiltrate, encrypt, or eliminate user data based on the identified files. In the continuously evolving landscape of privacy and cybersecurity challenges, AI-driven ransomware now threatens your sensitive information. In addition to the breaches of significant insurance companies, court data, and the potential revealing of social security information, this introduces yet another layer of unease. Remain alert.