Can Google take down the world's deadliest animal?

Google is on a mission to control the population of bugs, but not the ones on your computer. The mosquito, called the Aedes ...

Hackers are using Steam Workshop and Wallpaper Engine to spread malware and steal accounts

Cybersecurity company Kaspersky found hackers were including malware in packages for Wallpaper Engine, downloadable from ...
KMBC Kansas City

Massive invasive worm spotted in St. Louis; Officials say do not touch, provide detailed instructions on euthanasia

Parks and recreation officials say an invasive species of worm has been spotted in a park in St. Louis. If spotted, you're supposed to kill it, but there's a specific way you have to do it. Officials ...
KSDK

Here's how to kill the invasive, regenerating worm spotted in St. Louis County

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A long worm slithering through St. Louis County's soil poses dangers to both the region's ecosystem and to you, if you attempt to kill it improperly. Officials with the ...
CSOonline

AI worm prototype shows attackers don’t need Mythos to take over your network

University of Toronto researchers demonstrate how open-weight local LLMs can be used to autonomously exploit flaws and misconfigurations typical found in most enterprise networks, feeding off abused ...
PC Magazine

This AI-Driven Computer Worm Can Adapt to Attack Different Devices

What happens when you use AI to create a self-replicating computer worm? A group of researchers did just that, developing a prototype AI-driven worm that could adapt and infect a network of Windows- ...
Hosted on MSN

Alarm over computer worms created with AI

Experts are warning about computer "worms" created with AI that can infect devices and harm users without restraint. University of Toronto professor Nicolas Papernot joins with more. An asteroid ...
Dark Reading

Adaptive, Agentic AI Worms Loom as Next Enterprise Threat

The hunt is on to find protections against the coming generation of adaptive AI worm malware in order to head off a global incident on the scale of other famous worm events, such as NotPetya, Stuxnet, ...
The Star

Scientists find way to supercharge dangerous computer ‘worms’ with AI

Nicolas Papernot, a professor at the University of Toronto, at the university on June 1, 2026. Papernot led a team that demonstrated a way of building a dangerous computer 'worm' using artificial ...
heise online

IT researchers demonstrate adaptive AI worm

IT researchers are investigating whether artificial intelligence poses a threat. In the process, they have developed a new type of threat: an AI worm that launches customized attacks on every target ...
Biloxi Sun Herald

Invasive worm with ‘cobra-like’ head seen in MS, experts say. Here’s why it’s dangerous

Hammerhead worms have long, flat, slimy bodies and cobra-like heads, experts said. Screengrab from Warren County Extension Office on Facebook An invasive species of land flatworm, with cobra-shaped ...
The Independent

AI-powered computer worms herald ‘new era’ of cybersecurity threats

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...