{"id":26129,"date":"2026-09-21T11:08:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/21\/threat-actors-weaponize-ai-hype-to-deliver-asyncrat\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T11:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:08:44","slug":"threat-actors-weaponize-ai-hype-to-deliver-asyncrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2026\/09\/21\/threat-actors-weaponize-ai-hype-to-deliver-asyncrat\/","title":{"rendered":"Threat Actors Weaponize AI Hype to Deliver AsyncRAT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FortiGuard Labs analyzes a multi-stage malware campaign that uses fake AI-themed documents, hidden PowerShell scripts, AutoHotkey loaders, and process injection to deploy AsyncRAT and maintain remote access.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.fortinet.com\/~\/i\/957950855\/0\/fortinet\/blog\/threat-research\" style=\"border: 0; 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