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The Closed Quorum: Inside the first reported autonomous AI C2 implant

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CLOSEDQUORUM is a pioneering Windows implant identified by Cisco Talos that implements a fully autonomous command-and-control (C2) architecture. By utilizing a panel of commercial Large Language Models (LLMs)—including DeepSeek, Mistral, and Gemini—the malware delegates tactical decision-making to…

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  1. 2026-09-24 04:15 · DEV Community — AI
    The Closed Quorum: Inside the first reported autonomous AI C2 implant

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