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Chinese AI Models Drive 440% Jump in Blockchain-Hosted Malware Commands

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  1. 18 September
  2. Latest18 Sept, 10:50

    Blockchain malware activity jumps 440% as AI lowers the barrier for North Korea and Iran-linked hackers

    Public chains preserve malware instructions beyond ordinary domain takedowns, shifting defense toward monitoring wallets, contracts and off-chain servers.

    CryptoSlateCryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo
  3. 17 September
  4. First seen17 Sept, 12:12

    Chinese AI Models Drive 440% Jump in Blockchain-Hosted Malware Commands

    Attackers are posting malware instructions to blockchains 440% more often since unrestricted Chinese open-source AI models arrived, Chainalysis reported. Daily malicious on-chain writes climbed from 2.06 to 11.1 in under a year. Chainalysis calls the technique blockchain dead drops (BDDs). State-linked operators from North Korea and Iran now generate most of the activity, the firm

    BeInCryptoBeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir