AI-Powered Malware Now Hides in Blockchain Transactions, Surging 440% This Year - BlockTelegraph

AI-Powered Malware Now Hides in Blockchain Transactions, Surging 440% This Year - BlockTelegraph

Malware developers are hiding attack instructions inside blockchain transactions, exploiting the permanent nature of distributed ledgers to evade law enforcement. Chainalysis reports that malicious writes to public blockchains jumped from 2.06 daily in mid-2025 to 11.1 daily now, driven largely by open-weight AI models that generate malicious code without restrictions. State-linked groups account for roughly two-thirds of new blockchain dead dro…

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Chainalysis Says AI-Fueled Blockchain Malware Attacks Surged 440% This Year

Chainalysis reports that hackers are hiding malware instructions inside blockchain transactions and smart contracts at a rate of 11.1 times a day, up 440% from before mid-2025. The firm ties the surge to unrestricted open-source Chinese AI models and says North Korea's UNC5342 and Iran-linked operators are driving most of the activity.

Chainalysis Warns Malware Operators Are Turning Blockchains Into Dead Drops

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