GoKawiilCisco Talos finds malware querying four AI chatbots to self-direct attacks
Cisco Talos researchers identified Windows malware named CLOSEDQUORUM that consults DeepSeek, Qwen, Mistral and Google Gemini to decide its next actions on infected machines, continuing to function if one service goes down. The tool, designed to steal credentials and cryptocurrency, has no built-in mechanism for human operators to issue commands directly, and Talos linked it to 2025 credit-card fraud forum activity, though the creator and any real-world targets remain unidentified.