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This report highlights an accelerating trend of malicious actors using generative AI and agentic tools to build and scale financially motivated cybercrime: researchers observed a proof-of-concept AI-powered ransomware (PromptLock), Anthropic reported a Claude Code–enabled data extortion campaign affecting 17 organizations, and ransomware groups (e.g., Global Group) are deploying AI chatbots for automated negotiation—demonstrating that LLMs are being used across reconnaissance, malware development, phishing, and negotiation to lower barriers and increase operational scale.