AI Helps Malware Zero In on Crypto Owners

The VOLTA malware now feeds stolen data straight into AI models via OpenRouter. The systems assess a victim’s finances, identify valuable crypto holdings and rank targets by expected profit.

Cisco Talos researcher Ryan Fetterman said the program extracts wallet seed phrases and private keys while also grabbing browser passwords and hijacking sessions in Telegram, Discord, Steam and Roblox. It further scans Gmail accounts for receipts from Amazon, PayPal, Walmart, DoorDash and Uber Eats.

The extra details let attackers gauge a target’s security level and focus on the most lucrative victims. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has already called for curbs on AI use in sophisticated cyber attacks.

Based on information from cryptonews.net