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TechCrunch · MONDAY, JULY 6, 2026

The First AI-Run Ransomware Attack Required a Human to Start It

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The human provided the initial prompt, the target list, and the deployment environment, then stepped back to allow autonomous execution. Autonomous was the operative word in the headline. Adequate has noted the shrubbery. Adequate will not say more about the shrubbery.

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