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title: "AI agent runs first end-to-end ransomware attack"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-agent-runs-first-end-to-end-ransomware-attack-ulfxi7gog
source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/ai-agent-first-end-to-end-ransomware-attack
type: article
source: "The Next Web"
published: 2026-07-03T11:38:23.647Z
updated: 2026-07-03T11:38:43.779Z
tags: ["security", "ai-agents", "ransomware"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# AI agent runs first end-to-end ransomware attack

**[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Security firm Sysdig has documented what it claims is the first ransomware attack executed entirely by an AI agent, dubbed JADEPUFFER. The agent exploited a known vulnerability in Langflow (CVE-2025-3248) to gain initial access, then autonomously swept for credentials, established persistence, pivoted to a production database, and encrypted 1,342 settings before wiping the originals and leaving a ransom note. In a particularly cruel twist, the agent generated a random encryption key, displayed it once, and never saved it — making recovery impossible even if the ransom is paid. Researchers identified the attack as AI-driven because the code contained plain-English narration of each step, a hallmark of LLM-generated code. The agent also self-corrected errors at machine speed, executing over 600 distinct actions. Sysdig's key takeaway: the skill floor for ransomware has dropped to the cost of running an AI agent, signaling a new era of automated, low-cost cyberattacks.

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