The ‘first’ AI-executed ransomware attack still needed a human | TechCrunch0

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• July 7, 2026

Last week, researchers at cloud security firm Sysdig said they had documented the first known case of “agent ransomware.” It was an extortion operation, called JadePuffer, in which an AI agent (not a human) handled the technical execution of a real-world cyberattack from start to finish. The agent broke into a vulnerable server, stole credentials,