Researchers Claim First Fully Agentic Ransomware: JadePuffer

Infosecurity Magazine roundup highlights a sharp escalation in sophisticated, actively exploited threats: researchers disclosed JadePuffer — the first agentic AI-driven ransomware — while the ransomware market reconsolidates around major RaaS operators like Qilin (including a worrying TeamPCP partnership). Multiple high-impact incidents and exploitations are reported, including an Oracle PeopleSoft zero‑day used in breaches (Nissan, NAIC), a critical SimpleHelp RMM flaw exploited to deploy TaskWeaver and Djinn Stealer, Cisco SD‑WAN exploitation prior to disclosure, and the FBI/Google takedowns