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AI introduces a tremendous amount of volatility and uncertainty to a marketplace where all parties already assume significant risk. The number of exploits discovered by AI is growing fast. The introduction of models like Mythos has enabled the production of work at a rate that far outstrips that of any human researcher. However, this doesn't mean security researchers are out of a job. The role of a researcher can and should change with a changing landscape.

A massive malware operation leveraging 2,000 compromised WordPress sites is tricking visitors with fake Cloudflare CAPTCHAs to execute malicious PowerShell commands. Researchers attributed the sprawling campaign to a single operator who accidentally infected their own machine, leaking their Visual Basic 6 management tools and exposing over 6,000 victim IPs. Security teams should proactively hunt for anomalous must-use plugins like wp-sec.php and strictly enforce WordPress patching to prevent infrastructure hijacking.

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