Extortion crews have their eyes on high-value AI data, Google warns
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Feed Name: The Register (Security)
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Google/Mandiant warn that extortion crews and advanced operators are actively stealing proprietary AI data and models — including code, prompts, research and secrets — and threatening public dumps unless ransoms are paid; the report highlights UNC6780/TeamPCP supply-chain attacks against PyPI/npm/Docker Hub, use of stealers to harvest cloud/AI credentials, and the rising integration of agentic/multi-agent automation in attacks across technology, healthcare, pharmaceutical and media sectors.
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