Unit 42 AI-Powered Ransomware 25-Minute Compromise
Date: 2025-08
Affected: Generic (research demonstration)
Attack vector: data-exfiltration
Category: research
Severity: Critical

Unit 42 demonstrated an AI-powered ransomware attack from initial compromise to data exfiltration in 25 minutes - a 100x speed increase over traditional methods.


Mitigations:

Architectural layers (MAESTRO):