Threat Actor Uses AI to Build EDR Evasion Tools - Infosecurity Magazine

Oh, marvellous. Just when we thought the cybersecurity industry couldn't get any more circular, Sophos X-Ops has uncovered a threat actor using AI coding tools to build EDR evasion tools. Because of course they are. The actor wrapped their payloads in a Python tool that handles encryption and evasion — think of it as a bootleg antivirus, but for the bad guys. This is the same AI that's supposed to save us from phishing and ransomware, now busy writing better malware. But don't worry, the labs that promised 'AI-powered defense' will simply pivot to 'AI-powered defense against AI-powered offense,' and the funding cycle continues forever.

Sophos, to their credit, found the thing. But the fact that it exists means the bar for entry into malware development just dropped from 'knows how to code' to 'can type a prompt.' The threat actor ran a whole lab using these tools, churning out custom evasion code faster than a compliance officer can say 'zero-trust architecture.' The article doesn't name the group, which is either good opsec or an indication that there are so many of these labs now that naming them would be like listing every ant at a picnic.

The real punchline? EDR vendors will now tout 'AI-enhanced detection' to catch AI-generated malware, and the cycle will repeat until every security product is just two AIs arguing with each other over a possibly malicious packet. Consumers will pay for the privilege. The threat actor probably already has a subscription to ChatGPT Pro. Lovely.