Hackers Built a Botnet That Doesn’t Just Steal Data, It Burns AI Credits
Qrator Labs uncovered x47.c, a Windows botnet sold by WraithTools that steals credentials, launches DDoS floods, and drains victims' paid AI API credits.
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New AI-Powered Botnet x47.c Steals Credentials and Drains AI Account Credits
Qrator uncovered the x47.c Windows botnet, sold by WraithTools, combining DDoS, credential theft, SOCKS5 proxying, and AI API credit-draining attacks.
FragToken: Amplifying LLM Inference Costs through Noncanonical Token Generation
FragToken trains LLMs to emit longer non-canonical tokens, roughly doubling inference cost while keeping answers usable.
Windows Botnet x47.c Offers AI API Draining, 18 Attack Methods
New Windows botnet 'x47.c' offers 18 attacks, including a novel method to drain victims' paid AI API credits.