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Srsly Risky Biz: Ransomware uses AI to amp up negotiations

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Risky Bulletin
Published
Jul 16, 2026
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1223
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Summary

Tom Uren and James Wilson talk about different ways ransomware groups are taking advantage of AI. The relatively new FulcrumSec group uses simple techniques to breach companies and then uses AI to get more leverage over victims in its extortion negotiations. They also discuss the ever so many bugs being patched. This is good for organisations that patch, but it will leave a very long tail of unpatched vulnerabilities. This episode is also available on YouTube