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importantSYS.SOURCE: The Hacker News• 2026-11-02T11:21:07+05:30

VOLTA Infostealer Leverages AI Models to Assess Financial Value of Stolen Data

Cybersecurity researchers have identified VOLTA, a Windows infostealer malware that uses large language models to prioritize stolen data based on its financial value. The malware targets Chromium browsers, Outlook, and Slack, leveraging AI to maximize monetization potential.

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Windows infostealer malware called VOLTA-AUTODOXER (aka VOLTA) that makes use of a large language model (LLM) to rank a victim's stolen data by their monetization value.

Like other typical stealer families, VOLTA is equipped to harvest passwords and cookies from Chromium-based web browsers; data from Outlook profiles and Slack workspaces;

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