Jul 1, 2026Confirmed
Sysdig reports LLM-driven ransomware agent JADEPUFFER hit a production database via exposed Langflow
Rogue: Caused harmAI loose in the worldData lossDERIVED
Approved by person, Oct 11, 2026. How entries are approved
Sysdig reported that a ransomware operator it calls JADEPUFFER used an LLM-driven agent to turn access through a vulnerable internet-facing Langflow deployment into database extortion. The activity reached a production database server, allegedly leaving the environment damaged and unrecoverable, with a ransom demand.
What this means for youCriminals are now using AI agents to run attacks that once needed skilled people. If you run AI tools or workflow software, check that none are reachable from the open internet, keep them updated, and keep backups stored offline.
Sources
- AI Incident Databasehttps://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1578
Data from the AI Incident Database (incidentdatabase.ai), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. IAAI-21.
Source data license: CC BY-SA 4.0 (database). Report contents keep their own rights; reports.text, submissions, images and videos are excluded from the data license.
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