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"textContent": "IBM X-Force says a financially motivated threat cluster known as Hive0163 used a likely AI-generated malware family called Slopoly during a ransomware intrusion in early 2026. According to IBM, the malware helped the attackers keep persistent access to a compromised server for more than a week during the post-exploitation stage of the attack. The bigger […]\n\nThe post IBM links Hive0163 to AI-assisted Slopoly malware used for persistent access in ransomware attacks appeared first on VPN Central.",
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