--- title: Ransomware attacks spike as world distracted by AI description: Ransomware attacks are reportedly spiking while the security community's attention is focused on AI developments. The piece is part of a broader 'Malware... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ransomware-attacks-spike-as-world-distracted-by-ai-o4sfenrke twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Ransomware attacks spike as world distracted by AI | daily.dev og:description: Ransomware attacks are reportedly spiking while the security community's attention is focused on AI developments. The piece is part of a broader 'Malware... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ransomware-attacks-spike-as-world-distracted-by-ai-o4sfenrke og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/O4SfENrKE.png og:image:alt: Ransomware attacks spike as world distracted by AI og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ransomware attacks spike as world distracted by AI **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ransomware attacks are reportedly spiking while the security community's attention is focused on AI developments. The piece is part of a broader 'Malware Month' coverage on The Register, touching on the persistent and growing threat of ransomware gangs operating undeterred amid the AI hype cycle. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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